Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

15.3°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 (25 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 12AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s
Evening (25 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sat 24			Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	E 12	WNW 5	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	WNW 6	WNW 6	NW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	34	34	31	49	64	99	138	197	236	25	61	11	11	10	10	10	188	188	236
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		5:53PM2.01m				6:17AM1.94m				6:38PM2.05m					7:09AM2.02m				7:25PM2.08m
Low Tide				00:17AM0.55m				12:30PM0.62m					1:06AM0.48m				1:23PM0.58m


	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	16	13	13	13	12	17	19	18	16	14	14	13	12	16	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	12	8	9	9	8	13	15	14	12	11	11	8	7	10	12	11	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	46	31	32	55	38	38	38	38	38	37	36	35	22	17	17	16	8	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	17	30	15	14	13	12	27	26	25	25	11	11	11	10	10	10	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	E 14	E 14	NE 8	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	3	15	14	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	8	7	7	10	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	NW 6
kJ	34	34	31	49	64	99	138	197	236	103	61	82	154	238	280	246	188	188	236
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	67	67	67	67
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Kaiaua Bay	Kaiaua Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4

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