Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.6°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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 10PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.7
NNW
4
1
NW
4
1.5
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
13
13
4
4
9
11
11
38
122
150
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
S
5
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37PM1.90m
5:37AM1.87m
6:18PM1.95m
6:23AM1.91m
6:56PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.69m
12:00PM0.56m
00:29AM0.61m
12:41PM0.49m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
9
10
14
15
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
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