Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

16.3° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Evening (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	95	80	67	65	62	61	46	56	57	81	165	256	480	734	890	1150	1305	1415	1479	1460	1567	1332	1396	1190
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	NNE	NNW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			6:46AM2.21m				7:26PM2.39m				7:41AM2.21m				8:16PM2.40m				8:34AM2.20m					9:06PM2.36m
Low Tide	00:48AM0.58m				1:06PM0.36m				1:46AM0.54m				1:58PM0.34m				2:40AM0.49m				2:50PM0.35m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	7:16
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	15	15	13	13	12	12	12	12	16	15	13	12	12	11	11	12	14	14	12	11	11
Feels °C	9	7	8	12	13	11	11	9	9	8	8	12	11	9	9	9	9	10	11	13	13	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SE 15	ESE 15
kJ	66	68	66	63	36	37	46	33	37	81	165	256	480	734	890	1150	1305	1415	1479	1460	1567	1332	1396	1190
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	S 11
kJ	4	5	5	5	5	5	19	56	57	33	4	4	4	4	4	4	40	23	17	13	13	9	9	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	S 16	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 5	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	6	6	6	4	4	4	—	5	9	14	6	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 5	W 5	—	—	S 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	95	80	67	65	62	61	44	37	39	43	43	54	69	56	43	44	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	39	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	18	18	18	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	4	4	5	4	1	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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