Surf Forecasts:
Te Araroa surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, N swell with 1,779 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 12s period. 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Araroa over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty checking in with the outlook for Te Araroa.
To be honest, the next week or so is looking pretty flat and messy. We’ve got a real slow start, with nothing worthwhile on the cards for the first few days. Saturday the 8th barely has a pulse, and Sunday is a complete write-off with onshore winds and rain. Monday the 10th sees a bit of a jump in size, with a 7ft swell from the northwest rolling in by the morning, but it’s still a bit raw and messy. The afternoon cleans up a touch, but it’s not the kind of session you’d write home about.
The real standout here, and I mean the one to get excited about, is the window from Saturday the 15th through to Sunday the 16th. Saturday morning is looking prime. The swell eases back to a clean 7ft from the northeast, with a sweet 9-second period, and we’ve got light offshore winds from the SSW. The combined energy is pumping at 887 (moderate to strong), and the conditions are set to be glassy. That’s your best bet for a clean, lined-up session. The Saturday afternoon drops to a still-fun 5ft, with glassy conditions and the energy still solid at 674. Sunday the 16th holds some clean 4ft NE swell in the morning with a moderate offshore, but the wind will pick up and get a bit stiff by the afternoon.
After that, it goes quiet again. Monday the 17th is a tiny leftover, and then we’re into a dead spell right through to the end of the week. There is a glimmer on the horizon for Saturday the 22nd, with a glassy 5ft southeast swell rolling in, but that’s a long way off so keep your fingers crossed. For now, you’re looking at a solid gap of about five days with no real surf after the 17th.
On the water temps, when you’re out there on the 15th, it’s running about average for the time of year, so no wetsuit surprises.
This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 12 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 0 | 132 | 14 | 25 | 122 | 344 | 671 | 555 | 242 | 111 | 63 | 59 | 73 | 173 | 265 | 159 | 168 | 426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.99m | 1:53PM1.98m | 2:15AM2.00m | 3:01PM2.01m | 3:21AM2.02m | 4:13PM2.08m | 4:27AM2.04m | 5:19PM2.18m | 5:30AM2.06m | 6:14PM2.27m | 6:28AM2.08m | 7:05PM2.30m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.50m | 8:20PM0.64m | 8:46AM0.53m | 9:25PM0.65m | 9:51AM0.50m | 10:30PM0.63m | 10:54AM0.45m | 11:32PM0.59m | 11:51AM0.39m | 00:32AM0.53m | 12:44PM0.36m | 1:27AM0.45m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NW 8 | SSE 10 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | N 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 288 | 260 | 132 | 163 | 151 | 101 | 75 | 671 | 67 | 242 | 111 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 173 | 119 | 159 | 86 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | NW 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | NE 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 130 | 159 | 107 | 47 | 44 | 81 | 17 | 75 | 8 | 64 | 98 | 177 | 105 | 73 | 6 | 31 | 117 | 29 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | NNW 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | W 4 | NW 13 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | E 6 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 42 | 100 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 43 | 16 | 25 | 122 | 344 | — | 555 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 49 | 265 | — | 168 | 426 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 168 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 168 |
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