Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jun)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (30 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1265
1311
1255
1283
1180
1111
1055
1064
1339
961
935
833
817
725
818
980
1068
1037
924
819
709
598
514
535
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:41PM2.01m
6:41AM1.91m
7:21PM2.03m
7:25AM1.93m
7:59PM2.04m
8:06AM1.95m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.73m
1:04PM0.58m
1:32AM0.69m
1:43PM0.57m
2:13AM0.65m
2:23PM0.54m
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7:22
7:22
7:22
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4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
9
43
75
146
225
221
214
210
1075
961
935
833
817
725
818
980
1068
1037
924
819
709
598
514
535
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.4
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
142
49
49
48
41
37
29
49
49
47
46
42
39
38
35
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.7
S
7
0.1
N
12
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
S
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
54
3
36
35
7
7
3
2
2
55
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1265
1311
1255
1283
1180
1111
1055
1064
1339
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
39
39
39
39
35
39
35
35
35
6
0
6
0
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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