Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° 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 1PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
E
2.3
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101088881111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)684763763858826838917898923725804824931160516451738159411441174804716630575603
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
1.92
9:54PM
1.97
10:08AM
1.89
10:36PM
1.94
10:48AM
1.85
11:19PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.51
3:48PM
0.44
4:10AM
0.56
4:25PM
0.51
4:51AM
0.63
5:04PM
0.59
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:26-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:50---
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1----1-11211111122211122
Temp. °C171718191817171717171818181818181818191919191919
Feels °C (?)141415161514141414141515151616161617181818181818
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