Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

15.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 3AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8	N 8
Wave Graph
kJ	105	105	93	91	94	79	82	91	82	94	109	112	109	94	99	82	76	122	160	281	295	263	294	585	617	573	442
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	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	cross-on
High Tide		3:43AM1.90m					4:14PM2.00m				4:45AM1.91m				5:10PM1.98m				5:43AM1.94m				6:03PM1.96m				6:38AM1.98m
Low Tide				9:58AM0.60m					10:37PM0.53m				10:59AM0.61m				11:33PM0.51m				11:56AM0.59m				00:28AM0.49m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	7:46
mm	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	8	1	1	—	1	1	1	1
Temp °C	15	15	16	16	18	20	18	16	17	17	17	19	21	21	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	14	15	16	16	18	19	17	15	16	17	16	18	19	19	18	17	18	18	17	14	15	16	15	16	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 6	NNW 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	SSE 10	N 7	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	N 8	NNW 13
kJ	25	105	93	91	94	68	73	72	82	94	109	112	109	94	99	82	57	49	32	9	295	42	42	69	67	573	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 6	NNW 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	NNW 13	SE 9
kJ	10	24	12	42	59	79	82	91	70	60	26	51	25	25	25	50	49	45	43	21	9	9	9	9	8	17	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	SE 16	SE 16	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 12	NNW 15	NE 12	E 11	E 10	E 10	N 16	E 10
kJ	3	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	3	21	6	2	2	2	20	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	—	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 8	—	N 8
kJ	105	—	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	48	62	60	47	64	76	122	160	281	—	263	294	585	617	—	442
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Hicks Bay East Cape	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	18	18	121	9	6	6	6	6	18	116	75	9	9	9	18	18	107	107	119	9	113	118	75	67
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River		Torere Beach	Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's				Hicks Bay			Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1		1	1	2	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	2				1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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