Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
0.2
NNW
14
1.4
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
0.2
NNW
13
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
392
486
19
488
393
393
17
0
0
0
172
132
94
14
14
18
17
34
65
160
307
449
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:22AM1.98m
12:53PM1.96m
1:16AM1.99m
1:53PM1.98m
2:15AM2.00m
3:01PM2.01m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.46m
7:16PM0.62m
7:44AM0.50m
8:20PM0.64m
8:46AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
10
11
9
8
8
7
6
8
11
12
10
9
9
10
12
13
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
6
4
4
5
3
2
4
8
10
7
5
5
6
8
8
10
9
9
9
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