Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 10AM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 17 | E 18 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 19 | E 19 | SE 18 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 510 | 109 | 114 | 142 | 385 | 392 | 113 | 505 | 505 | 380 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06AM1.93m | 11:34PM1.98m | 11:58AM1.95m | 00:22AM1.98m | 12:53PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.39m | 5:26PM0.52m | 5:59AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.57m | 6:49AM0.46m | 7:16PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NE 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 711 | 600 | 532 | 439 | 439 | 510 | 458 | 450 | 433 | 385 | 392 | 367 | 505 | 505 | 380 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | WNW 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 19 | SE 18 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NE 10 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 4 | 109 | 114 | 142 | 111 | 114 | 113 | 72 | 108 | 119 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 18 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 19 | N 14 | E 18 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 718 | 997 | 1384 | 1294 | 1221 | 1001 | 884 | 2816 | 2375 | 2134 | 1826 | 1612 | 866 | 764 | 606 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 227 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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