Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.6° 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 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.7
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)1166666666111111111111131018181010161413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6021221018415313010493665957574058613535616196168324313480
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
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
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.94
5:34AM
2.06
5:46PM
1.93
6:30AM
2.12
6:46PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
0.62
11:08PM
0.48
11:48AM
0.59
12:06AM
0.45
12:47PM
0.53
1:01AM
0.43
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset---7:47-------7:46-------7:45----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C171717171615141317192018161616141416161412111010
Feels °C (?)121212131313121216181816141414979976555
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