Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888811111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49245441438324535539341140044140234827730230223218814911211075715050
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
2.15
9:03PM
2.22
9:30AM
2.16
9:57PM
2.20
10:21AM
2.16
10:54PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.33
3:25AM
0.43
3:47PM
0.34
4:17AM
0.47
4:39PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.53
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset--5:32-------5:31-------5:30-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111-333-------1---------
Temp. °C181818161515151416171715141313131214141212121111
Feels °C (?)16161615141213111312131312118756757666
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