Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

14.5°C

Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 12					Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 11	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	61	61	61	61	61	60	58	41	41	40	39	38	23	23	23	23	23	22	21	13	20
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SE	NE	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on
High Tide	7:07AM2.04m				7:28PM2.12m				7:56AM2.07m				8:15PM2.08m				8:41AM2.07m
Low Tide			1:20PM0.39m				1:55AM0.34m				2:11PM0.38m				2:41AM0.32m				2:58PM0.40m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	12	11	12	11	9	11	15	15	12	10	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	12
Feels °C	11	9	9	9	9	8	6	4	7	14	11	7	6	7	7	9	11	11	12	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 11	WNW 6	WNW 6	W 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	163	114	77	85	70	64	111	186	200	123	78	50	37	34	179	210	186	136	92	90	86
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 13	WNW 6	WNW 6	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 12	WNW 6	WNW 5	WNW 5	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 11	NW 4
kJ	27	61	61	41	26	60	58	41	138	135	133	31	30	23	24	9	4	22	21	13	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 13	NE 13	SE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NE 11
kJ	61	18	17	61	61	72	54	53	41	40	39	38	23	8	23	23	23	2	2	1	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 5	SSE 6	—	—	WNW 5	NW 4	WNW 5	—	—	SSE 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	14	93	—	—	19	44	107	—	—	374	47	60	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tokata East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	6	6	0	18	107	18	9	0	0	39	127	6	9	6	6	6	67	18	6	18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Three Points	Tokata	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Three Points		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Hicks Bay	Waihau Bay		Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	4	3		5	4	4	1	1		4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Whangaehu River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Takou Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	1	6	7	3	4	5	4	4	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Frigates Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Restaurants Fiji
Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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