Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 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
20.9° 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 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)8999910109111010101011117779989910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2427414124353833292731242729297561591321389511211525
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
2.01
12:44PM
2.01
1:13AM
1.99
1:37PM
2.00
2:14AM
1.97
2:34PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.47
7:05PM
0.38
7:33AM
0.53
8:00PM
0.44
8:36AM
0.59
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:43-------6:45-------6:46----
Sunset-------7:53-------7:52-------7:51
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171616151922212017161616182019181615161619202119
Feels °C (?)181514131620201815131413141615161615151518181816
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