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Te Araroa Surf Forecast
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Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1649 | 1505 | 1576 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 217 | 147 | 79 | 55 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 98 | 91 | 69 | 49 | 36 | 21 | 37 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM 1.96 | 4:00AM 1.84 | 4:43PM 1.98 | 5:00AM 1.84 | 5:34PM 1.98 | 5:55AM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:02PM 0.62 | 10:21AM 0.54 | 11:00PM 0.58 | 11:16AM 0.52 | 11:54PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
The wind is still cross-off at Te Araroa (strong winds from the W at Hicks Bay 11 km from Te Araroa). 0.3m 10s swell from the E with a 0.1m 10s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 45 min ago
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