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Lat Long: 37.63° S 178.38° E

Te Araroa Surf Photo: 'Shoreline' by Rob Davies

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Te Araroa sea temperature is

15.1° C

0.2°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	SSE
	10 s	cross- on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	NE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	NE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	NE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	NNW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	NNW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	N
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	N
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	cross- on		9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	NE	NE	N
	9 s	on	9 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE		NE	N
	9 s	on		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Te Araroa around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.8 ft). Range 2.22m (7.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Te Araroa Surf Photo: 'Shoreline' by Rob Davies

En excellent spot with more shelter from an East wind than the Tokata end but usually a bit smaller too. Just overhead this day, wind-affected, but still very worthwhile. Mostly rights here. Mostly lefts at Tokata.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:10 am 1 Feb 2013