Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.6° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
2
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
0.5
ESE
11
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.6
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
755
724
558
452
65
228
147
155
87
71
130
102
158
40
35
62
62
33
33
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08PM2.03m
8:15AM1.95m
8:47PM2.04m
8:55AM1.94m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.47m
2:26AM0.53m
2:34PM0.43m
3:08AM0.47m
3:14PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
9
9
9
11
10
8
7
7
7
8
9
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
5
5
3
4
3
1
1
2
2
4
5
8
9
6
5
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