Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
5
13
15
11
12
26
68
100
101
114
127
131
155
240
293
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:18PM1.95m
6:23AM1.91m
6:56PM1.99m
7:06AM1.93m
7:34PM2.03m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.61m
12:41PM0.49m
1:14AM0.52m
1:22PM0.44m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
4
9
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
8
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
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