Surf Forecast Surf Report
  • Country flag icon
  • Country flag icon
  • Country flag icon
  • Country flag icon
  • Country flag icon
  • Country flag icon
app storeplay store
Te Araroa surf break
Beach And Point
Te Araroa location map

Te Araroa surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
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 18.7°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.2 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.0 °C)
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.leaflet.map_placeholder_alt">Map Placeholder Alt</span>
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 18.7°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.2 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.0 °C)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Te Araroa this week:

The surf forecast for Te Araroa over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Apr 26) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Te Araroa in the next 12 days are 4.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Apr 30) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (May 01) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Fri 26th Apr)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 3PM (Tue 30th Apr)11ft (3.5m) 10s
Most Powerful 9PM (Tue 30th Apr)15ft (4.5m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Te Araroa over the next 12 days.

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 117 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 117 km away
Expand
<
>
View all
Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.8
N
1.6
NNE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
1.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
E
3
ENE
2.4
E
1.9
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
2
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
1.1
NNE
0.8
ESE
1
SE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)66610101099986891012111111111010998999101067888810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)15411951512569509339235182841496051436246855022049137984344230249633525598666641474732174011071288613852
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
15
S
20
S
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
E
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SE
5
N
5
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
5
WSW
10
NNE
20
N
30
NW
35
WNW
20
W
20
W
5
WNW
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
1.98
8:52AM
1.89
9:19PM
1.99
9:37AM
1.91
10:02PM
1.98
10:20AM
1.92
10:50PM
1.96
11:03AM
1.94
11:43PM
1.96
11:49AM
1.94
12:38AM
1.99
12:43PM
1.92
1:35AM
2.03
1:45PM
1.91
2:32AM
2.08
2:51PM
1.93
3:30AM
2.13
3:55PM
1.99
4:27AM
2.16
4:58PM
2.07
5:24AM
2.17
5:59PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
0.46
2:54AM
0.57
3:11PM
0.49
3:37AM
0.58
3:53PM
0.52
4:21AM
0.60
4:38PM
0.54
5:09AM
0.63
5:25PM
0.54
6:03AM
0.65
6:16PM
0.55
7:00AM
0.65
7:10PM
0.55
7:59AM
0.60
8:09PM
0.56
8:57AM
0.54
9:12PM
0.56
9:54AM
0.47
10:14PM
0.54
10:52AM
0.42
11:15PM
0.51
11:50AM
0.38
12:15AM
0.48
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise6:43--6:43--6:43--6:45--6:46--6:47--6:48--6:48--6:50--6:50--6:52--6:52--
Sunset-5:23--5:22--5:22--5:21--5:20--5:17--5:16--5:15--5:15--5:14--5:13--5:12-
rain showerspart cloudpart cloudclearpart cloudclearclearclearpart cloudpart cloudlight rainlight rainlight rainheavy rainrain showersrain showerspart cloudpart cloudclearpart cloudpart cloudrain showersrain showersrain showerslight rainrain showersclearpart cloudlight rainheavy rainrain showerspart cloudclearclearpart cloudclear
Rain (mm)
2---------14318361-----121055--1176-----
Temp. °C191916161514161614161616161517181816181715161715161615171716161413151513
Feels °C (?)161614121212131312111112119141516151817141517131313131615141279111312

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Te Araroa surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Information about the Te Araroa Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Te Araroa provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Te Araroa can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Te Araroa surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Te Araroa) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Te Araroa may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Are you planning a holiday in East Cape? If you are looking for accommodation near Te Araroa, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in East Cape, consider staying in Gisborne which is 119 km (74 miles) away.

Nearest
Nearest