Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 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: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (25 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)141413777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116110120138158154170175205244286295342404408453493466434422422449393306
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
2.07
12:29PM
2.05
1:03AM
2.02
1:21PM
2.02
2:05AM
1.99
2:19PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
0.47
6:48PM
0.39
7:21AM
0.54
7:44PM
0.44
8:24AM
0.60
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:09-------7:07
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1-----11111211222342242
Temp. °C161717171818181717171717171718181817171717171717
Feels °C (?)151615151615161514151415141415151514141514151515
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