Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 412 | 336 | 336 | 304 | 206 | 202 | 155 | 145 | 212 | 212 | 151 | 117 | 96 | 79 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.92m | 00:29AM1.93m | 1:07PM1.88m | 1:13AM1.87m | 2:00PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.50m | 6:27PM0.64m | 6:53AM0.57m | 7:20PM0.72m | 7:40AM0.65m | 8:17PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 384 | 412 | 336 | 336 | 304 | 206 | 202 | 155 | 145 | 212 | 212 | 151 | 117 | 96 | 79 | 41 | 82 | 77 | 49 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 18 | 18 | — | 66 | 49 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 72 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 20 | W 3 | SE 12 | SE 13 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | S 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 1266 | 580 | 380 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 33 | 73 | 106 | 183 | 194 | 130 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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