Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 73 | 130 | 177 | 181 | 438 | 993 | 1268 | 1318 | 242 | 192 | 151 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM1.90m | 1:56AM1.93m | 2:39PM1.88m | 2:45AM1.88m | 3:36PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.57m | 7:58PM0.71m | 8:26AM0.62m | 8:54PM0.76m | 9:20AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 73 | 130 | 177 | 181 | 231 | 246 | 259 | 246 | 242 | 192 | 151 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 77 | 138 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | S 8 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 49 | 91 | 178 | 438 | 993 | 1268 | 1318 | 1485 | 1890 | 2104 | 1658 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 121 | 121 | 67 | 18 | 56 | 67 | 127 | 243 | 9 |
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