Surf Forecasts:
Te Araroa surf forecast from 16 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, NNW swell with 1,314 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 18 Nov, 10PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Te Araroa this week:
The surf forecast for Te Araroa over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Te Araroa in the next 16 days are 3.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 19) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Araroa over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 8 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 289 | 216 | 182 | 142 | 163 | 484 | 1107 | 356 | 55 | 89 | 58 | 140 | 157 | 309 | 380 | 311 | 304 | 182 | 178 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.96m | 00:28AM1.84m | 1:13PM1.94m | 1:13AM1.82m | 2:00PM1.94m | 2:04AM1.82m | 2:46PM1.95m | 2:58AM1.83m | 3:31PM1.98m | 3:53AM1.87m | 4:18PM2.01m | 4:47AM1.93m | 5:09PM2.04m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.66m | 6:45PM0.72m | 6:46AM0.68m | 7:33PM0.74m | 7:32AM0.70m | 8:21PM0.73m | 8:22AM0.72m | 9:08PM0.70m | 9:15AM0.74m | 9:56PM0.65m | 10:09AM0.74m | 10:46PM0.61m | 11:05AM0.73m | 11:39PM0.57m | |||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 214 | 289 | 216 | 182 | 142 | 117 | 75 | 88 | 356 | 173 | 89 | 58 | 140 | 157 | 309 | 380 | 311 | 304 | 182 | 178 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | SE 12 | NNW 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 86 | 50 | 73 | 42 | 39 | 6 | 18 | 82 | 55 | 46 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 80 | 71 | 15 | 28 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 17 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 13 | NE 11 | NNE 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | W 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 47 | 29 | 76 | 163 | 484 | 1107 | 261 | 43 | 80 | 32 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 84 | 71 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 18 | 18 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 47 | 0 | 91 | 173 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 0 |
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