Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

14.4°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	16	16	16	17	28	61	53	52	50	49	43	43	42	38	29	18	16	16	15	10	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	W	N	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	2:41AM1.78m				3:30PM1.87m				3:36AM1.79m					4:21PM1.90m				4:30AM1.83m				5:08PM1.95m
Low Tide			9:04AM0.74m				9:47PM0.75m				9:59AM0.72m					10:36PM0.70m				10:51AM0.69m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	15	17	17	16	14	14	13	13	17	19	19	16	14	14	15	14	17	18	17	15	14
Feels °C	8	10	14	17	16	15	13	13	12	11	15	15	14	11	10	11	13	11	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	NW 3	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	50	36	29	29	40	36	36	37	38	26	26	68	69	47	45	35	3	14	19	15	41	27	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 10	ENE 10	WNW 5	WNW 4	SSE 10
kJ	16	16	16	15	28	61	53	52	50	49	43	43	42	30	29	18	13	21	15	10	9	4	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	SSE 11	NNE 13	ENE 10	NNW 12	NNW 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 16	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	WNW 4
kJ	15	15	13	17	9	15	14	11	11	11	25	11	3	11	3	3	16	16	10	9	9	18	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	NW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	SSW 3	S 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	1	2	4	2	1	1	1	1	9	26	38	21	9	1	234	27	43	80	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Cliffs Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	6	18	18	6	123	8	6	0	0	0	9	166	121	18	18	18	67	47	168	83	73	67	18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokata		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River			Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay		Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1		2	2	2	2	3	1			3	2	2	1	1		1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7

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