Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 3PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
1.2
NW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
517
450
476
408
335
284
217
188
181
127
101
83
67
98
76
67
87
102
97
105
19
19
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM2.22m
10:22PM2.33m
10:37AM2.15m
11:15PM2.25m
11:33AM2.07m
00:07AM2.16m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.39m
4:44AM0.52m
4:55PM0.46m
5:38AM0.51m
5:48PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
15
13
12
12
13
12
12
14
14
11
11
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
12
12
12
11
10
10
8
7
8
8
6
6
9
9
10
10
11
13
15
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
11
1.5
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.3
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
486
517
450
476
408
335
284
217
188
181
127
101
83
67
51
50
37
25
24
24
17
90
75
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
71
271
19
16
147
81
35
55
29
28
27
12
12
13
12
5
21
20
19
10
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
ESE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SE
17
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
16
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
Energy kJ
12
76
24
31
123
75
29
27
13
26
14
14
12
26
24
22
21
10
5
8
5
19
19
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
26
27
18
1
5
21
40
40
47
56
65
98
76
67
87
102
97
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
6
0
0
0
6
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
56
75
18
18
0
0
35
39
47
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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