Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.8
NW
5
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
14
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
13
1.3
WNW
5
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
46
35
47
45
29
41
62
64
38
40
45
90
61
61
61
61
61
61
61
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
5
SE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:52PM2.15m
6:13AM1.99m
6:41PM2.15m
7:07AM2.04m
7:28PM2.12m
Low Tide
11:31AM0.43m
00:13AM0.45m
12:26PM0.41m
1:06AM0.39m
1:20PM0.39m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
15
13
13
12
10
9
9
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
8
8
11
12
10
8
5
5
6
11
10
8
8
9
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