Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.8° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
1.9
SE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
722
711
749
760
835
1724
1545
1677
1703
1703
1632
2180
1922
1230
1126
1039
967
1027
920
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:26PM1.93m
5:23AM1.86m
6:11PM1.96m
6:11AM1.89m
6:52PM1.98m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.77m
11:52AM0.63m
00:18AM0.72m
12:34PM0.58m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
3
3
5
7
7
6
7
6
6
8
9
10
10
7
7
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