Te Araroa Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Te Araroa

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
17.1° 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 (05 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)--
Afternoon (05 Jun)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
3.5
NNW
8
2.4
NW
9
3
NNW
9
2.1
N
9
3
NNW
8
1.8
N
9
1.8
N
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.9
NW
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
N
7
0.9
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
527
718
1407
890
1343
676
1190
470
439
1010
833
639
542
435
320
43
88
37
42
34
33
24
21
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM2.00m
10:29AM1.90m
11:11PM1.99m
11:10AM1.88m
11:55PM1.99m
11:57AM1.86m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.59m
4:44AM0.67m
4:48PM0.59m
5:30AM0.67m
5:31PM0.60m
6:17AM0.65m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
1
11
14
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
13
12
13
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
10
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
2.3
N
8
0.2
E
10
2.1
N
9
0.2
E
11
1.8
N
9
1.8
N
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.2
WNW
7
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
703
7
676
9
470
439
8
9
9
542
435
320
138
88
69
49
40
48
37
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
18
0.3
E
10
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
12
17
10
7
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
43
29
37
42
34
25
24
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NW
8
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
12
10
10
5
10
10
5
4
8
5
5
8
8
7
26
26
33
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
7
3.5
NNW
8
2.4
NW
9
3
NNW
9
1.9
NW
8
3
NNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.2
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
0.3
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.6
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
4
Energy kJ
408
527
718
1407
890
1343
522
1190
602
711
1010
833
639
3
24
69
90
75
45
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
116
354
344
116
91
83
83
83
91
83
56
56
56
56
0
0
35
0
0
0
6
18
18
67
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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