Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
1.2
NW
5
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
39
37
36
34
33
32
32
23
33
37
41
63
40
40
49
79
58
49
63
60
53
53
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:35AM2.05m
8:48PM1.99m
9:18AM2.06m
9:32PM1.98m
10:00AM2.05m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.37m
2:49PM0.45m
3:13AM0.36m
3:34PM0.47m
3:54AM0.39m
4:16PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:24
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Temp °C
15
15
15
18
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
19
21
20
17
15
15
15
15
18
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
17
17
17
16
14
13
12
14
17
18
16
14
12
13
13
13
15
14
15
14
13
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