Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.1° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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3
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
62
61
67
77
60
40
98
143
171
229
335
670
1215
1125
836
1109
1398
1277
980
718
486
250
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:00AM2.05m
10:14PM1.96m
10:41AM2.03m
10:55PM1.93m
11:24AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.39m
4:16PM0.51m
4:34AM0.43m
4:57PM0.56m
5:13AM0.50m
5:40PM0.62m
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6:24
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6:20
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7:21
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7:22
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1
2
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6
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Temp °C
15
14
18
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
10
8
Feels °C
13
11
15
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
13
12
10
9
7
7
6
8
7
4
5
3
1
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