Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 2026 NZST
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Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
214
209
163
128
123
120
113
85
85
83
83
61
61
63
64
63
61
42
42
42
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM1.96m
2:17PM1.84m
2:52AM2.00m
3:14PM1.89m
3:42AM2.05m
4:11PM1.97m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.70m
8:27AM0.68m
8:36PM0.71m
9:18AM0.62m
9:32PM0.70m
10:10AM0.56m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
14
14
15
15
13
9
9
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
10
10
8
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
SE
7
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
218
214
107
163
128
123
120
113
85
85
83
83
61
61
63
64
63
61
42
42
42
41
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.5
SSE
11
1
ENE
10
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
SE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
8
74
209
79
65
67
37
13
15
18
17
13
8
51
8
57
22
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
NE
4
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
S
22
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
3
5
2
37
51
25
9
35
25
26
13
25
9
2
2
8
8
9
2
8
29
25
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
4
1.6
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
139
105
4
27
38
149
222
263
272
261
237
230
209
175
176
137
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
0
18
0
0
18
18
18
0
35
35
39
39
39
39
0
0
0
0
47
47
47
47
47
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
8
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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