Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 10PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NE 10 | WNW 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | WNW 6 | NE 10 | NW 6 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 4 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 216 | 203 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.04m | 12:29PM2.03m | 00:49AM2.03m | 1:30PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.48m | 6:18AM0.39m | 6:49PM0.54m | 7:12AM0.43m | 7:50PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | N 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 77 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 52 | 62 | 40 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | W 5 | NNE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 18 | SE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | SSE 10 | NW 4 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 181 | 103 | 109 | 240 | 232 | 165 | 25 | 76 | 70 | 37 | 49 | 106 | 189 | 216 | 203 | 167 | 115 | 77 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 67 | 47 | 158 | 420 | 348 | 227 | 310 | 242 | 253 | 313 | 319 | 166 | 73 | 121 |
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