Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

14.8°C

Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	-	-
Evening (23 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	WNW 5	E 12	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5
Wave Graph
kJ	15	15	0	0	8	8	8	8	8	15	24	31	24	38	45	83	27	290	265	138	83
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	NE	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				5:08PM1.95m				5:24AM1.87m				5:53PM2.01m				6:17AM1.94m				6:38PM2.05m
Low Tide		10:51AM0.69m				11:26PM0.62m				11:40AM0.65m				00:17AM0.55m				12:30PM0.62m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	16	14	14	14	14	18	20	19	16	13	13	13	13	17	19	18	16	15
Feels °C	15	15	16	15	13	12	11	11	14	15	14	12	9	10	9	9	13	14	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	NW 4	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	18	4	9	6	54	52	60	78	66	47	46	31	32	56	38	38	38	38	38	37	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	WNW 4	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	4	18	18	31	1	8	8	8	17	18	17	30	15	14	13	12	27	26	25	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NW 4	WNW 4	ENE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 14	E 14	NE 8	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	15	15	5	3	8	6	6	6	8	3	3	15	14	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	WNW 4	—	NW 3	NW 3	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5
kJ	5	9	—	—	—	1	—	2	4	15	24	31	24	38	45	83	155	290	265	138	83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	73	73	166	18	18	18	18	18	18	67	56	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	123	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tolaga Bay	Three Points		Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River		Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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