Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

14.5°C

Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 11					Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 14	NE 9	NE 14	NE 13	WNW 5	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NW 4	WNW 5	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	62	64	38	64	46	86	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	35	74	41	41	39	38	23
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	ESE	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	ENE	NNW	NW	W	WSW	SSE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:13AM1.99m				6:41PM2.15m				7:07AM2.04m				7:28PM2.12m				7:56AM2.07m				8:15PM2.08m
Low Tide			12:26PM0.41m				1:06AM0.39m				1:20PM0.39m				1:55AM0.34m				2:11PM0.38m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	13	12	10	10	9	14	14	13	12	11	12	11	10	12	15	15	12	11
Feels °C	9	10	13	10	8	5	6	6	10	10	8	9	10	8	6	4	8	12	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	WNW 6	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 12	SSE 11	WNW 6	W 6	WNW 6	WNW 6
kJ	38	37	38	40	39	39	30	143	139	121	79	53	32	26	55	150	140	149	76	45	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NE 14	SSE 4	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	NE 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 13	SSE 6	WNW 6	WNW 5	SSE 13	SSE 17	NE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11
kJ	7	64	7	26	13	7	61	28	27	61	61	44	28	16	62	54	41	135	130	65	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NW 4	SE 7	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	SE 7	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	SSE 17	NE 13	SSE 16	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	62	7	19	64	46	27	7	61	61	18	17	61	61	60	92	41	52	41	39	38	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 4	NW 5	NW 4	WNW 5	WNW 6	SSW 7	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	N 7	NW 4	WNW 5	WNW 6	—	S 12	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	37	70	13	13	30	86	145	52	18	21	60	—	—	1	35	74	167	—	614	56	88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihau Bay East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	39	35	0	75	18	18	9	0	0	6	8	0	0	115	18	18	9	0	6	9	6
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tokata	Kaiaua Bay	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Hicks Bay	Three Points	Three Points	Waiapu River		Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Hicks Bay	Tokata	Hicks Bay	Tolaga Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2		5	4	4	1	1	1	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Three Points East Cape	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	5	1	1	1	4	4	1	2	7	3	4	5	4	4	1	9	8	6
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6

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