Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
19.9° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
ENE
1.9
NE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010915151414147777776777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1171157193123120116110134158163147151168175229266274286323352342352372
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
2.06
12:03AM
2.07
12:29PM
2.05
1:03AM
2.02
1:21PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.41
5:55PM
0.34
6:23AM
0.47
6:48PM
0.39
7:21AM
0.54
7:44PM
0.44
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:11-------7:11-------7:13-----
Sunset-----7:13-------7:10-------7:09--
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------1-1111111111
Temp. °C161517181817161617171819181817171717181818181717
Feels °C (?)141315161615151515151617161615151514151515151414
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