Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 4PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (25 Jun)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1563
1156
1019
947
904
890
848
1004
890
807
761
799
998
1293
1767
1549
1454
1327
1618
1227
1060
1066
986
918
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ESE
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
45
S
35
S
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
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
3:16PM1.91m
3:29AM1.93m
4:12PM1.92m
4:19AM1.90m
5:08PM1.94m
5:07AM1.89m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.60m
9:31PM0.72m
10:00AM0.61m
10:24PM0.74m
10:53AM0.61m
11:15PM0.75m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
13
20
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
12
12
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
7
6
7
7
5
5
12
10
9
9
7
7
6
8
10
10
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.3
ENE
10
0.7
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
3
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1563
1156
1019
947
904
890
848
1004
890
807
761
799
998
64
20
1549
1454
1327
1618
1227
1060
1066
986
918
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
1.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
7
0.8
NW
9
0.7
S
11
0.6
NW
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.5
S
10
0.1
S
22
0.1
SE
21
0.2
SSE
20
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
Energy kJ
5
145
335
454
668
538
287
197
315
296
232
127
112
116
38
158
55
9
17
37
35
63
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
7
2
2
2
2
8
3
72
23
40
18
20
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
42
72
128
188
170
1293
1767
78
102
153
10
94
98
101
98
114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
18
18
47
35
39
35
35
39
39
0
18
0
35
35
39
39
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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