Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 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
17.4° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
208
188
208
204
235
255
290
348
408
393
351
388
294
380
396
412
459
310
316
316
291
237
232
Wind (km/h)
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
0
ENE
0
NW
5
S
0
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM2.15m
11:38PM2.21m
11:51AM2.06m
00:33AM2.14m
12:52PM1.98m
1:27AM2.07m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.44m
5:58AM0.58m
6:09PM0.52m
6:56AM0.57m
7:07PM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
12
10
10
9
12
12
10
9
8
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
107
208
188
208
204
235
255
290
348
408
393
351
388
294
380
396
412
459
310
316
316
291
237
232
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
40
7
7
7
24
25
24
21
22
22
22
59
31
113
5
12
29
27
55
51
52
54
43
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
11
0.3
SE
9
0.1
NW
12
0.4
SE
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
SSE
20
Energy kJ
8
5
5
4
5
2
2
5
5
5
2
13
6
31
5
13
18
18
40
39
33
32
50
149
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
S
2
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
3
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
81
8
11
7
8
87
98
84
63
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
35
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
6
0
6
6
0
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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