Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

15.5°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 16	NE 7	NNE 7	N 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	N 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	104	105	93	93	99	99	102	84	82	137	74	89	86	116	153	479	795	462	375	381	330	177	120	102	99	111
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:45AM1.91m				5:10PM1.98m				5:43AM1.94m				6:03PM1.96m				6:38AM1.98m				6:52PM1.96m
Low Tide				10:59AM0.61m				11:33PM0.51m				11:56AM0.59m				00:28AM0.49m				12:49PM0.57m					1:18AM0.46m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	7:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	2	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	20	22	21	19	17	18	18	18	17	17	18	17	17	16	17	17	18	19	19	18	16	15	15	16
Feels °C	17	17	19	20	18	17	16	18	18	18	16	15	16	15	14	13	15	15	16	16	16	17	15	14	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 15	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 14	NNW 13	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 13	NNW 13	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	104	105	93	93	99	99	102	84	82	43	69	89	86	116	153	66	17	107	91	35	34	105	105	102	99	111
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 6	NNW 15	NNW 14	SSE 9	N 16	NNW 13	N 13	N 16	N 16	NNW 13	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7
kJ	72	58	51	25	25	25	50	83	45	9	9	9	48	42	69	8	20	18	14	5	19	59	120	91	73	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNW 16	NNW 10	N 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NNW 10	NNW 15	NNW 15	NW 6	SSE 10	SSE 9	E 10	SE 9	N 16	N 16	E 11	E 10	E 10	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 14	N 14
kJ	11	26	11	8	8	10	10	9	9	11	21	21	44	9	9	2	3	20	20	2	2	2	60	60	62	62
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	NNE 7	N 6	NNW 6	—	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 7	N 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	31	—	55	59	75	60	41	40	46	137	74	80	—	87	97	479	795	462	375	381	330	177	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	6	6	9	116	56	18	9	9	18	75	91	119	18	107	116	107	91	91	107	107	91	9	6	6	6	6
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Waiapu River				Loisell's	Loisell's			Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokata	Tokata
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	2		1				2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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