Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.5
NE
11
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
194
108
42
42
29
35
21
55
84
80
79
59
45
44
31
31
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
8:13PM2.04m
8:30AM1.97m
8:54PM2.02m
9:12AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.36m
2:49PM0.39m
3:20AM0.32m
3:34PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
7
10
8
9
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