Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 3AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 161 | 127 | 122 | 116 | 94 | 68 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:29PM2.15m | 9:52AM2.08m | 10:17PM2.09m | 10:40AM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.35m | 4:09PM0.42m | 4:40AM0.38m | 4:54PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 11 | S 20 | S 20 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 161 | 127 | 122 | 735 | 674 | 617 | 530 | 480 | 404 | 578 | 778 | 919 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | S 20 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 20 | N 10 | NW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | W 5 | W 4 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 116 | 94 | 68 | 46 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | W 5 | N 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | W 5 | S 9 | S 9 | W 3 | W 5 | S 9 | S 10 | W 4 |
| kJ | 332 | 833 | 1367 | 1388 | 1575 | 1082 | 1010 | 848 | 1915 | 1 | 1500 | 1453 | 1 | 4 | 2138 | 2498 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 330 | 6 | 9 |
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