Te Araroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

Te Araroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Te Araroa based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Te Araroa right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Te Araroa

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Hicks Bay

11 km WNW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
45
strong winds from the WNW
(46 km/h at 290°)
17.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

SHIP3096

18 km NE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
65
gales from the W
(64.8 km/h at 270°)
15.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


Poroporo

18 km S149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
21 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

42 km WSW35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

82 km S4 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 45°)
17.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

101 km SW57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (41 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

110 km S223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the E
(9 km/h at 90°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

115 km SSW726 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NW
(13 km/h at 315°)
15.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

118 km S240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
15
light winds from the SE
(15 km/h at 135°)
18 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

118 km S240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 135°)
18 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Te Araroa and within an acceptable time window.

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