Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)777888888888888888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)465456696971717171716958646957555453515049373724
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
2.12
7:00PM
2.19
7:37AM
2.23
7:57PM
2.21
8:32AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
0.44
12:57PM
0.54
1:29AM
0.39
1:55PM
0.49
2:22AM
0.35
2:51PM
0.45
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---5:56-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset-------7:44-------7:45-------7:45
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514141819191715141415192120171616151620222119
Feels °C (?)131213131717161412111113161716141314131518191816
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