Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.9
NNE
6
2.5
N
7
3
N
8
3
N
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NNW
10
2.3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
N
10
2.2
N
10
1.9
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
284
332
333
263
619
979
1087
588
535
401
327
383
410
390
589
709
832
1088
1088
1270
1115
891
606
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
25
NW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
0
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:40PM2.03m
10:43AM1.90m
11:20PM2.02m
11:30AM1.89m
00:02AM2.02m
12:22PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:01AM0.54m
5:03PM0.52m
5:45AM0.52m
5:48PM0.58m
6:30AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
4
9
6
7
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
6
8
9
8
8
9
9
11
13
12
10
8
7
7
6
6
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
8
2.5
N
7
1
E
10
1
E
9
1.9
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NNW
10
2.3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.4
N
10
2.2
N
10
1.9
N
9
Energy kJ
175
129
332
333
201
619
196
173
402
371
401
313
383
410
390
589
709
832
1088
1088
1270
1115
891
606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
1
E
10
0.1
S
21
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
237
284
45
28
204
9
168
171
168
202
201
186
164
251
431
510
510
520
530
520
459
459
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.3
NE
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
91
63
46
7
9
8
8
8
7
6
13
207
235
158
207
221
258
294
17
17
16
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.9
NNE
6
3
N
8
3
N
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
76
94
263
979
1087
588
535
344
327
210
15
38
95
107
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
6
18
18
67
113
79
91
86
35
18
18
18
0
35
35
0
0
35
35
35
35
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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