Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

16.4° C

Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	6s
Evening (14 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	65	64	76	136	210	161	154	159	135	112	82	69	67	77	46	56	55	163	167	259	469	608	869	1005
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		5:48AM2.18m					6:34PM2.33m				6:46AM2.21m				7:26PM2.39m				7:41AM2.21m				8:16PM2.40m
Low Tide					12:12PM0.42m				00:48AM0.58m				1:06PM0.36m				1:46AM0.54m				1:58PM0.34m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	7:16
	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	15	16	14	12	12	12	12	13	15	14	12	14	13
Feels °C	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	9	8	12	13	11	9	9	8	9	10	11	10	8	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16
kJ	65	64	47	46	26	24	16	58	66	68	66	63	62	64	46	33	55	163	167	259	469	608	869	1005
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	6	6	5	11	10	20	20	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	19	56	33	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 12	S 8	NE 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	—	NE 10	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	N 10	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	NE 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	17	15	—	4	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	1	1	6	6	6	6	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 5
kJ	31	51	76	136	210	161	154	159	135	112	82	69	67	77	40	42	37	22	21	32	40	34	40	72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	18	18	18	18	18	18	67	18	6	8	18	0	56	56	0	0	9	9	18	18	18	18	18	9
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Torere Beach	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	4	4	4	1	4	1	3	2	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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