Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
18.7° 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 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
N
3
N
2.4
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
0.9
E
1.1
NW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
Period(s) (?)8898888888887888881198888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14671227839621492412264383245364430468440393368327291287189195221172149125
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
2.21
8:37AM
2.15
9:03PM
2.22
9:30AM
2.16
9:57PM
2.20
10:21AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.43
2:56PM
0.33
3:25AM
0.43
3:47PM
0.34
4:17AM
0.47
4:39PM
0.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:35-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
21--1211112---111--1----
Temp. °C181817171818181615151515161817161514131414141413
Feels °C (?)14151616161617151412121212141414141311118876
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