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Te Arai Point surf break

Te Arai Point surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 06 Apr 2025 NZDT
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Te Arai Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Arai Point sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Te Arai Point this week:

The surf forecast for Te Arai Point over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Apr 06) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Te Arai Point in the next 12 days are 2.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 12) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Apr 07) at 12AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Sun 6th Apr)2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Best Surf12PM (Sat 12th Apr)6ft (1.8m) 9s
Most Powerful 3AM (Sat 12th Apr)7ft (2.2m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Arai Point over the next 12 days.

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Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thu
17
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)8787716161512111113121212567999999998889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)725651311850487110463575549474661179289811585484404373425375359239144143230289238243222159142
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
N
20
N
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
W
10
SW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
20
E
25
E
35
ESE
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
2.06
2:43PM
1.88
3:23AM
1.98
3:48PM
1.81
4:26AM
1.93
4:53PM
1.79
5:25AM
1.92
5:51PM
1.81
6:17AM
1.94
6:43PM
1.85
7:03AM
1.97
7:28PM
1.91
7:44AM
2.00
8:10PM
1.97
8:24AM
2.02
8:49PM
2.03
9:02AM
2.03
9:28PM
2.06
9:39AM
2.02
10:06PM
2.07
10:17AM
2.00
10:44PM
2.05
10:55AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
0.44
9:10PM
0.39
9:54AM
0.50
10:13PM
0.45
10:57AM
0.51
11:15PM
0.48
11:55AM
0.49
12:10AM
0.47
12:46PM
0.44
1:00AM
0.45
1:30PM
0.39
1:45AM
0.42
2:09PM
0.33
2:26AM
0.39
2:47PM
0.29
3:06AM
0.37
3:24PM
0.27
3:46AM
0.37
4:01PM
0.27
4:25AM
0.39
4:39PM
0.29
5:04AM
0.43
5:17PM
0.34
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thu
17
Sunrise-7:37--7:37--7:39--7:39--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:43--7:43--7:45--7:46--7:47-
Sunset--7:08--7:07--7:06--7:05--7:04--7:01--7:00--7:00--6:58--6:57--6:55--6:53
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Rain (mm)
--1-----1------26738--433-----11---12
Temp. °C172021182020162119171818161718181515151516192020171919171918181717171818
Feels °C (?)1718191616171518161515141315151411991113172120171616151716161414141615

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun morning).

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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The above surf forecast table for Te Arai Point provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Te Arai Point can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Te Arai Point surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Te Arai Point) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Te Arai Point is 56 km (35 miles) from the city of Whangarei. If you plan a holiday in Northland, look for hotels and other accommodation in Whangarei. Whangarei has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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