Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

15.6°C

Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NE 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	104	124	128	105	102	99	96	99	117	88	255	302	240	233	198	94	102	75	73	75	88	88	78	91	170	202	286
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	NNE	ENE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:38AM1.93m				3:16PM2.04m				3:43AM1.90m					4:14PM2.00m				4:45AM1.91m				5:10PM1.98m				5:43AM1.94m
Low Tide				8:54AM0.57m				9:40PM0.55m				9:58AM0.60m					10:37PM0.53m				10:59AM0.61m				11:33PM0.51m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	7:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	2
Temp °C	14	14	15	18	18	18	16	15	16	15	15	16	19	20	19	17	17	17	17	19	21	20	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	13	13	14	17	16	16	15	15	16	15	15	17	19	19	18	16	16	16	16	18	20	19	17	18	16	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 6	NNW 11	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 7	NNW 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 16	NNW 15	N 7
kJ	104	124	128	105	102	99	96	27	25	56	12	302	240	233	198	79	94	75	59	59	60	59	49	49	49	45	286
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	E 13	SE 16	NNW 11	SSE 16	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	NNW 15
kJ	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	3	10	12	25	12	12	12	12	12	69	67	26	51	25	25	25	50	9	9	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	NNE 10	E 9	E 13	SE 16	E 13	SE 16	E 12	SE 14	SE 13	N 18	NNW 18	N 18	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 12	NE 11	SSE 10
kJ	5	5	4	4	10	2	4	10	3	10	3	8	7	25	31	25	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	5	5	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 6	NNE 7	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	—	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	99	117	88	255	—	—	—	117	94	102	—	73	75	88	88	78	91	170	202	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hicks Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	8	6	168	168	166	119	18	18	18	35	6	18	9	9	6	6	6	6	18	116	91	91	91	9	107	75
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's					Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Hicks Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1					1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Taupo Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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