Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
1.3
WNW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
9
9
9
9
9
95
119
185
320
480
526
667
941
1029
724
571
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
5
W
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM1.97m
1:41PM1.96m
1:59AM1.96m
2:50PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.58m
7:25AM0.48m
8:05PM0.61m
8:28AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
13
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
10
10
13
10
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