Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 16 | NNW 9 | N 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 16 | 7 | 46 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 36 | 54 | 67 | 94 | 98 | 87 | 87 | 69 | 61 | 46 |
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 | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:24AM2.18m | 11:42PM2.14m | 12:22PM2.14m | 00:35AM2.08m | 1:20PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.53m | 6:03AM0.39m | 6:39PM0.57m | 6:57AM0.44m | 7:40PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 135 | 60 | 76 | 46 | 334 | 291 | 291 | 242 | 176 | 130 | 111 | 62 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | NNW 9 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 16 | N 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 16 | N 18 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 14 | NNE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 180 | 119 | 242 | 338 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 54 | 67 | 94 | 98 | 87 | 87 | 69 | 61 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 542 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 91 | 116 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 75 | 91 | 91 | 67 |
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