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Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)131312121212111111111099101211111010101091011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28627725624023622818514514213713212845950061756351536125520415411581117
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
W
0
NW
5
SW
0
SSE
5
W
5
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
2.00
7:38PM
1.95
8:13AM
2.05
8:22PM
1.98
8:52AM
2.09
9:06PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
0.60
1:57AM
0.47
2:31PM
0.51
2:40AM
0.41
3:15PM
0.42
3:24AM
0.37
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset---8:02-------8:00-------8:00----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11--1------------
Temp. °C202121201818181718202019181716161922232219191916
Feels °C (?)181818191717191819212120171513131519201917171612
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