Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 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
18.6° C
(Which is 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: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.8
WNW
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
95
82
90
38
35
11
24
6
6
21
21
21
7
20
35
35
59
35
35
17
17
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM2.07m
1:06PM1.96m
1:51AM2.03m
2:11PM1.89m
2:49AM1.99m
3:15PM1.87m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.60m
7:26PM0.54m
8:13AM0.59m
8:29PM0.59m
9:11AM0.57m
9:31PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:27
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
12
11
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
14
14
14
13
13
15
17
16
15
14
14
10
9
11
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
10
11
12
11
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
NNW
13
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
NNW
12
Energy kJ
95
95
82
90
38
35
18
24
40
85
83
49
38
25
37
32
14
6
24
35
29
57
52
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
5
13
13
22
13
19
6
6
21
21
6
12
7
35
32
59
35
1
13
12
24
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
E
10
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
E
11
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
2
2
5
6
5
6
11
6
3
2
6
6
21
7
20
8
35
20
3
9
17
17
30
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
4
14
21
17
17
2
5
14
37
69
57
40
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
73
0
18
18
18
9
9
18
18
18
18
0
6
0
6
272
166
73
67
6
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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