Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1
NW
5
0.5
NE
10
0.9
NW
5
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
119
116
96
96
84
67
65
44
56
74
46
43
51
43
41
62
64
65
40
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
10
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:58PM2.11m
5:15AM1.95m
5:52PM2.15m
6:13AM1.99m
6:41PM2.15m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.45m
11:16PM0.53m
11:31AM0.43m
00:13AM0.45m
12:26PM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
11
10
9
8
8
6
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
10
11
9
7
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