Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 5PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
1.9
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
0.9
SE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
169
1103
1649
336
245
241
456
330
234
199
157
157
154
120
118
116
69
69
68
68
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
0
SE
5
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:37AM1.95m
7:58PM2.04m
8:22AM2.01m
8:41PM2.05m
9:07AM2.06m
9:29PM2.04m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.48m
2:25AM0.39m
2:38PM0.45m
3:08AM0.34m
3:27PM0.43m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:48
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6:46
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8:06
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7:07
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
13
10
7
7
11
13
14
13
12
10
9
9
13
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
11
6
3
3
6
7
8
8
7
5
4
5
10
12
12
11
10
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