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Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
20.8° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.8
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
NE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)155141455141313121212131312111111111111666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4227517777837468635959777964293058303030304384136
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
1.92
3:58AM
1.87
4:03PM
1.88
4:55AM
1.88
4:54PM
1.86
5:51AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.75
9:46PM
0.65
10:13AM
0.79
10:38PM
0.68
11:06AM
0.81
11:31PM
0.68
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:29----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11-----------123-11-
Temp. °C181920191920191921232322212120202323221919191920
Feels °C (?)161718191820191920212121212120212322201920201920
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