Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.5° C

1.0°C warmer than 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.1
N
6
2.5
NNW
7
1.6
NW
8
2
N
7
2
N
7
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
2.1
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
434
354
340
344
600
276
374
364
333
268
414
792
866
893
588
443
343
299
266
280
295
363
557
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
40
NNE
20
NNW
25
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:59PM2.03m
10:01AM1.92m
10:40PM2.03m
10:43AM1.90m
11:20PM2.02m
11:30AM1.89m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.57m
4:22PM0.49m
5:01AM0.54m
5:03PM0.52m
5:45AM0.52m
5:48PM0.58m
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
5
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
9
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
11
11
10
11
9
8
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.6
NW
8
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
8
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
E
10
1.8
N
8
Energy kJ
442
434
354
340
290
290
276
374
294
232
268
204
196
192
304
588
443
343
267
266
244
211
363
428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
1.1
E
9
2
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
2
4
242
288
282
333
28
23
192
527
345
300
299
230
280
295
209
557
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
S
21
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NW
8
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
3
8
9
201
202
196
201
244
178
173
211
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.6
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.5
NNW
7
1.8
NNE
6
2
N
7
1.7
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
40
64
102
157
344
600
255
364
263
414
792
866
893
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
67
120
120
120
123
120
47
18
47
91
107
116
173
107
121
9
9
18
18
0
0
0
35
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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