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Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
20.2° 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 5PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (19 Mar)15ft (4.5m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
3
ENE
4.5
E
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
SE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)810111111111111111010101010101010101099101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87118084146512750354281362727721102759514402338300254202164158125118307334356281
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
40
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
2.07
7:55PM
1.99
8:18AM
2.10
8:42PM
2.05
9:04AM
2.10
9:29PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00PM
0.43
2:11AM
0.43
2:46PM
0.35
3:00AM
0.40
3:31PM
0.30
3:51AM
0.38
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:19-------7:16----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22321--11---------------
Temp. °C171717171718171717201919161516151819171716151514
Feels °C (?)121111101012131515181717141214131517161615141514
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