Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
18
1.1
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
17
1.4
ESE
16
1.5
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
150
210
193
172
172
126
102
86
79
74
83
54
56
57
163
167
259
480
734
890
1005
1081
1241
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:34PM2.33m
6:46AM2.21m
7:26PM2.39m
7:41AM2.21m
8:16PM2.40m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.42m
00:48AM0.58m
1:06PM0.36m
1:46AM0.54m
1:58PM0.34m
2:40AM0.49m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
12
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
9
8
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
9
8
10
9
9
8
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