Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 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
19.9° 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 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101091515141414677777677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2902961481201171157193123120116110120180175154151173175199236259261342
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
2.10
11:37AM
2.06
12:03AM
2.07
12:29PM
2.05
1:03AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.30
5:30AM
0.41
5:55PM
0.34
6:23AM
0.47
6:48PM
0.39
7:21AM
0.54
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset-7:14-------7:13-------7:10------
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1---------111
Temp. °C171615151515171818171617171718181818171717171817
Feels °C (?)131212131413151516161616151516151616151415141514
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