Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.5° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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)
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
2.2
N
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
2
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
N
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
835
734
528
460
659
410
433
565
626
639
681
772
669
721
626
541
480
433
425
433
349
356
356
349
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:20PM2.02m
11:30AM1.89m
00:02AM2.02m
12:22PM1.90m
00:47AM2.01m
1:17PM1.94m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.52m
5:48PM0.58m
6:30AM0.50m
6:39PM0.64m
7:17AM0.51m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
7
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.1
E
9
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
2
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
2.1
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
835
734
528
460
198
410
433
565
626
639
681
772
669
721
626
541
404
433
425
433
349
356
356
349
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.1
S
18
1.1
E
9
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
201
198
198
192
6
202
196
173
341
408
394
384
384
394
402
394
480
328
228
191
157
124
95
76
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.3
NE
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.1
S
18
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
W
4
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
8
8
7
13
105
6
198
198
183
217
175
143
120
2
16
14
12
11
11
6
1
2
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
2.2
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
S
8
0.9
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
356
314
264
213
659
264
12
24
22
21
25
29
10
28
24
31
51
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
75
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
0
0
35
35
35
35
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
39
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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