Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

15.6°C

Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 14	NNW 13	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	47	47	54	59	44	36	35	56	77	80	74	77	95	106	113	127	139	124	124	113	89	86	77
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-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	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					1:20PM2.11m				1:33AM2.00m				2:18PM2.07m				2:38AM1.93m				3:16PM2.04m
Low Tide		6:57AM0.44m					7:40PM0.59m				7:53AM0.50m				8:41PM0.58m				8:54AM0.57m				9:40PM0.55m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	17	18	17	16	15	15	14	15	18	19	19	17	15
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	11	11	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 6	NNE 7
kJ	40	27	28	28	14	14	35	34	34	34	33	32	30	29	29	127	139	124	124	28	28	86	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 14	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 12	SE 8	SE 11	SE 11	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NE 11	E 9	NNW 12	NNW 12
kJ	21	42	39	36	35	36	13	6	7	6	6	5	2	5	5	29	28	28	28	4	2	27	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 12	NE 10	NE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	E 10	E 13	E 9	E 13
kJ	15	15	6	14	13	13	12	10	12	12	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	2	4	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	—	NW 5
kJ	47	47	54	59	44	32	34	56	77	80	74	77	95	106	113	—	—	—	—	113	89	—	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	18	18	91	91	67	67	75	9	9	173	313	313	9	9	9	6	6	9	9	9
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's				Hicks Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Hicks Bay	Tolaga Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1				1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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