Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.0° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 4PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
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)
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.6
SE
15
1.5
ESE
14
1.4
SE
14
1.4
SE
14
1.4
SE
14
1.4
SE
14
1.4
SE
14
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.2
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1498
1460
1423
1350
1314
1190
1174
1045
947
834
811
788
681
661
590
560
509
501
424
405
297
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
0
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:34AM2.20m
9:06PM2.36m
9:25AM2.17m
9:57PM2.28m
10:17AM2.12m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.35m
3:31AM0.45m
3:42PM0.39m
4:22AM0.43m
4:33PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
13
13
11
10
10
9
8
10
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
11
10
8
5
5
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
8
11
11
9
7
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