Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 NZST
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Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 12PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
4
N
3.5
NNW
2.4
NW
2.4
NNW
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)1212111112121212899912121212121211111111111111111111111111111111111111101111111111111010101010101067888891010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8428577688791080130213991785279647202076186015161285117710941403917867815734763713679600596573483466447464366402344299392518731815571463387380437417406406330301442556485732708105814531373166523791992
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
15
E
20
E
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
1.98
7:24PM
2.06
7:29AM
2.02
8:05PM
2.09
8:11AM
2.04
8:46PM
2.11
8:52AM
2.03
9:29PM
2.13
9:35AM
2.02
10:13PM
2.13
10:20AM
2.00
10:58PM
2.11
11:11AM
1.98
11:45PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
0.73
1:06PM
0.58
1:34AM
0.67
1:48PM
0.52
2:19AM
0.61
2:31PM
0.45
3:04AM
0.55
3:13PM
0.41
3:49AM
0.50
3:57PM
0.39
4:36AM
0.44
4:43PM
0.42
5:22AM
0.40
5:31PM
0.47
6:10AM
0.39
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise--7:20-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset----5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------5:05-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1414141515151514151314151513131212121315151414131313131516121111101011151314121099101313111113121415141514141313121113
Feels °C (?)131211111110988101111111098910111212111111111212131498866710911965681111991099101113121311129810
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