Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
16
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
14
1.5
SE
10
0.2
NNW
14
1.4
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
0.2
NNW
13
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.2
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
471
500
109
111
140
111
114
477
19
488
393
393
17
0
204
0
172
121
121
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:58AM1.95m
00:22AM1.98m
12:53PM1.96m
1:16AM1.99m
1:53PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.57m
6:49AM0.46m
7:16PM0.62m
7:44AM0.50m
8:20PM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
7
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
3
6
8
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
6
5
4
5
4
3
6
10
9
8
7
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