Te Araroa Surf Break

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
!
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
884
908
973
1081
1250
1895
1956
1679
1460
1368
1400
1368
1626
1478
1310
1283
1267
1249
1168
1186
863
763
942
832
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58PM1.98m
5:55AM1.89m
6:41PM2.01m
6:41AM1.91m
7:21PM2.03m
7:25AM1.93m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.75m
12:23PM0.59m
00:49AM0.73m
1:04PM0.58m
1:32AM0.69m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
7
5
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
2.3
ESE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
20
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
E
10
Energy kJ
884
908
973
1081
1250
4
4
970
3
9
43
75
146
223
221
214
210
143
1010
863
763
757
832
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
64
26
24
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
47
48
50
41
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
8
3
3
71
35
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
S
6
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
9
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
175
214
220
257
188
1895
1956
1679
1460
1368
1400
1368
1626
1478
1310
1283
1267
1249
1168
1186
942
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
35
35
35
35
35
35
39
39
39
39
39
39
39
47
39
39
35
35
35
35
8
6
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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