Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.7°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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 11PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.2
N
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1090
891
715
628
509
404
361
428
310
259
140
126
99
97
81
58
55
30
28
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:50PM1.87m
12:29PM1.88m
00:34AM1.81m
1:20PM1.85m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.66m
6:10AM0.61m
6:46PM0.73m
6:56AM0.69m
7:41PM0.77m
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
8
3
Temp °C
14
14
12
12
11
11
14
16
17
16
14
13
14
14
15
16
14
12
10
Feels °C
11
13
11
10
9
9
13
13
13
12
10
8
9
8
10
11
8
8
6
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