Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
1.4
NNW
5
0.9
SE
13
1
SE
13
2.2
N
7
3
N
8
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
103
101
103
286
336
442
961
1191
958
716
509
448
402
401
450
278
228
174
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
W
10
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:09PM1.92m
11:41AM1.92m
11:50PM1.87m
12:29PM1.88m
Low Tide
5:07PM0.57m
5:28AM0.52m
5:54PM0.66m
6:10AM0.61m
6:46PM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
15
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
13
14
12
11
9
7
13
13
13
13
9
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