Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
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)
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
1
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
649
599
328
321
418
255
231
264
235
203
194
148
145
101
96
74
74
65
64
47
76
120
161
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:41AM2.08m
4:27PM2.12m
4:46AM2.13m
5:35PM2.22m
5:48AM2.18m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.69m
10:12AM0.55m
10:46PM0.66m
11:15AM0.49m
11:49PM0.62m
12:12PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
2
2
2
Temp °C
10
9
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
13
14
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
7
5
6
5
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
10
10
9
8
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
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