Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.2° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1070
929
783
973
863
805
446
654
599
562
321
418
255
231
264
235
203
166
145
141
101
96
75
75
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:36AM2.04m
3:17PM2.05m
3:41AM2.08m
4:27PM2.12m
4:46AM2.13m
5:35PM2.22m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.56m
9:42PM0.69m
10:12AM0.55m
10:46PM0.66m
11:15AM0.49m
11:49PM0.62m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:18
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5:02
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
13
14
12
13
14
Feels °C
4
3
5
6
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
9
10
11
9
9
10
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