Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
18
1.1
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
17
1.5
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.8
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.8
SE
15
1.7
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
80
67
65
62
61
46
56
57
81
165
256
480
734
890
1150
1305
1415
1479
1460
1567
1332
1396
1190
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:46AM2.21m
7:26PM2.39m
7:41AM2.21m
8:16PM2.40m
8:34AM2.20m
9:06PM2.36m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.58m
1:06PM0.36m
1:46AM0.54m
1:58PM0.34m
2:40AM0.49m
2:50PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
16
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
7
8
12
13
11
11
9
9
8
8
12
11
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
11
10
10
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