Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.0° 

Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
501
424
358
292
255
251
251
205
180
177
171
166
130
128
126
202
107
109
101
174
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:17AM2.12m
10:47PM2.19m
11:09AM2.06m
11:36PM2.11m
12:02PM2.00m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.45m
5:11AM0.43m
5:23PM0.51m
5:59AM0.46m
6:12PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
13
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
12
12
10
8
8
9
7
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
9
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