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Te Araroa Surf Forecast
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Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?
The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Te Araroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 513 | 506 | 421 | 414 | 334 | 309 | 280 | 551 | 147 | 139 | 99 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 79 | 113 | 156 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:48PM 1.85 | 4:28AM 1.99 | 4:43PM 1.91 | 5:14AM 2.06 | 5:37PM 1.98 | 6:00AM 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:55AM 0.67 | 10:09PM 0.64 | 10:47AM 0.59 | 11:00PM 0.60 | 11:38AM 0.50 | 11:52PM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
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