Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 3PM is: 9.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)23ft (7.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)30ft (9.0m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
NE
8.5
NNE
9
NNE
7.5
N
6.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
4.5
NW
3.5
NW
2.3
NW
1.8
NW
1.5
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313131312121110889141414141413131313137712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1514524210287321762111232845347982103772413344932915753617607513506421345334267305192
Wind
(km/h)
50
NE
60
NE
60
NNE
50
NNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:56PM
1.79
2:47AM
1.87
2:53PM
1.81
3:39AM
1.92
3:48PM
1.85
4:28AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
0.77
8:21PM
0.72
9:03AM
0.74
9:17PM
0.69
9:55AM
0.67
10:09PM
0.64
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:43-------5:40-----
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
342781-------11--1---111-
Temp. °C212020202019181819192019191817181920191716161513
Feels °C (?)15121214141414151717181717151517171715131212118
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