Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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)
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
2.3
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
8
2.4
N
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
1039
1022
902
857
711
688
517
442
434
354
338
290
288
288
288
467
928
681
652
889
671
276
244
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:17PM2.03m
9:22AM1.94m
9:59PM2.03m
10:01AM1.92m
10:40PM2.03m
10:43AM1.90m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.59m
3:42PM0.49m
4:18AM0.57m
4:22PM0.49m
5:01AM0.54m
5:03PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
4
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
5
1
4
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
12
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
9
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
964
1039
1022
902
857
711
688
517
442
434
354
338
290
288
288
288
237
237
237
192
175
234
276
244
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
11
12
2
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
6
224
207
224
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
11
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
Energy kJ
1
2
276
244
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.3
N
7
3
N
8
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
7
3
N
8
2.4
N
8
1.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
18
35
69
109
152
190
222
248
237
230
467
928
681
652
889
671
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
6
6
6
6
0
107
120
120
67
67
120
116
107
116
115
47
75
79
120
116
123
67
18
35
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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