Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NW
5
1
WNW
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.7
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
28
23
19
31
46
1
9
9
23
69
70
98
128
150
100
228
250
298
288
337
340
334
389
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
0
E
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:44PM2.39m
8:00AM2.29m
8:36PM2.41m
8:52AM2.27m
9:29PM2.39m
9:44AM2.22m
Low Tide
1:27PM0.39m
2:01AM0.55m
2:19PM0.35m
2:56AM0.54m
3:11PM0.35m
3:50AM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
10
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
8
6
6
9
12
11
8
8
7
8
8
13
13
10
10
10
9
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
NNE
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.7
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
1
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
11
Energy kJ
16
28
23
19
10
4
3
4
86
54
22
70
98
128
150
100
228
250
298
288
337
340
334
389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
N
11
0.5
N
12
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
E
20
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
17
16
16
10
5
10
9
9
4
23
69
13
8
4
50
39
33
69
76
78
25
7
40
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
N
11
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
WNW
4
0.5
N
12
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.5
S
14
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
S
16
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
21
Energy kJ
2
17
16
5
10
1
1
3
9
8
21
21
22
21
2
73
3
5
100
1
23
78
44
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
1
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
21
31
46
73
117
2
10
45
42
1
3
3
79
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
73
0
0
67
67
67
56
67
67
47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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