Te Araroa surf break

Te Araroa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Te Araroa today?

The current surf forecast for Te Araroa at 8PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (15 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (15 Feb)8ft (2.4m)11s

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

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
2.1
NW
1.7
NW
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)101011111111111010101097714131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)821772102913881351934649486333273225173432263241299286277297240236199153145
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
25
W
35
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.87
6:52AM
1.94
6:52PM
1.92
7:34AM
2.00
7:38PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
0.76
12:30AM
0.62
12:57PM
0.69
1:14AM
0.54
1:45PM
0.60
1:57AM
0.47
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset---8:05-------8:04-------8:02----
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--13--3---------------1-
Temp. °C192016161515141718192020181717172021212018181818
Feels °C (?)1618151611871112131516151515151819201917181817
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