Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
20.2° 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 8PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (10 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (10 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
NE
2
NE
Period(s) (?)1366666777776777888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29275278228219209222216163168173132235236245300375435480454476458485470
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
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
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
1.90
12:55AM
1.88
1:03PM
1.84
1:42AM
1.86
1:47PM
1.80
2:33AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.54
7:07AM
0.68
7:24PM
0.63
7:59AM
0.75
8:09PM
0.70
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---7:34-------7:31-------7:30----
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C171717161515151516161716161616161819191818191919
Feels °C (?)121111111010111112121313131314141617171717191919
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