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Te Araroa Surf Forecast
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Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 361 | 450 | 465 | 417 | 395 | 316 | 235 | 191 | 163 | 142 | 185 | 74 | 40 | 23 | 255 | 253 | 230 | 167 | 139 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:32PM 1.87 | 6:06AM 2.01 | 6:30PM 1.90 | 6:55AM 2.00 | 7:23PM 1.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:30AM 0.55 | 11:48PM 0.52 | 12:27PM 0.49 | 12:43AM 0.49 | 1:19PM 0.44 | 1:35AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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