Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 7AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
2
ENE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
2
N
1.9
N
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)7777777777777889999811111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)218244286295372416466493508522539588569735407632552488595443521521511739
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
2.02
1:21PM
2.02
2:05AM
1.99
2:19PM
1.96
3:08AM
1.98
3:23PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.54
7:44PM
0.44
8:24AM
0.60
8:44PM
0.49
9:29AM
0.61
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:15---
Sunset-------7:09-------7:07-------7:07
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11112222221-11-1112-1-1
Temp. °C171717171717171717181817181818181818181919192019
Feels °C (?)151414141314141515161614161716171717171818192018
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