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Te Araroa Surf Forecast
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Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 05 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 135 | 112 | 158 | 236 | 433 | 746 | 1159 | 1792 | 1337 | 726 | 511 | 446 | 226 | 224 | 606 | 503 | 385 | 339 | 237 | 198 | 178 | 153 | 84 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48PM 1.92 | 4:48AM 1.90 | 5:35PM 2.01 | 5:40AM 1.95 | 6:19PM 2.10 | 6:30AM 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:53PM 0.70 | 11:12AM 0.57 | 11:46PM 0.61 | 12:00PM 0.48 | 12:37AM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - |
| Sunset | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
Still cross-shore at Te Araroa (strong winds from the WNW at Hicks Bay 11 km from Te Araroa). 1.1m 5s windswell from the NW with a 0.3m 13s groundswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 29 min ago
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