Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (03 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (03 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
2.4
N
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
556
639
627
615
778
980
948
948
964
1039
1022
902
857
711
599
517
442
434
361
515
758
443
294
242
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38PM2.04m
8:44AM1.95m
9:17PM2.03m
9:22AM1.94m
9:59PM2.03m
10:01AM1.92m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.62m
3:02PM0.51m
3:35AM0.59m
3:42PM0.49m
4:18AM0.57m
4:22PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
8
10
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
556
639
627
615
778
980
948
948
964
1039
1022
902
857
711
599
517
442
434
361
296
290
294
294
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
31
14
13
13
12
36
6
6
4
12
2
5
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
N
11
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
13
1
2
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.6
N
5
2
N
6
2.4
N
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
6
Energy kJ
5
13
24
63
147
293
515
758
443
261
170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
0
18
120
115
107
116
116
67
107
47
18
6
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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