Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.9
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
NW
5
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
571
467
297
234
159
157
157
154
122
120
118
69
69
68
69
48
0
36
32
19
19
14
12
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:22AM2.01m
8:41PM2.05m
9:07AM2.06m
9:29PM2.04m
9:52AM2.09m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.39m
2:38PM0.45m
3:08AM0.34m
3:27PM0.43m
3:53AM0.32m
4:15PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:46
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6:45
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7:07
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7:07
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Temp °C
7
7
11
13
15
13
12
10
10
10
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
3
4
7
7
9
8
7
5
5
6
9
11
12
12
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
10
10
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