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The Dragon Board 4, Arataki

12:00 am 1 May 2001


Arataki ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Arataki Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(New-Zealand – Bay of Plenty)

The Dragon Board 2, Arataki photo

Photo credit: Roy Stuart
Surf Break: Arataki

Name: Arataki
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NNE Offshore Wind: SW

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Overall Arataki Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Arataki:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Tay street 0 mi
Second closest break Mount Maunganui 1 mi
Third closest break Blowhole 2 mi
Fourth closest break Mount Maunganui 2 mi
Fifth closest break Mt Maunganui 2 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Arataki:

Closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4131 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4185 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4431 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4492 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy N Hawaii 1 Buoy 4638 mi

Tide stations nearest to Arataki:

Closest tide station Tauranga, New Zealand 2 mi
Second closest tide station Slipper Island, New Zealand 44 mi
Third closest tide station Moutohora (Whale) Island, New Zealand 45 mi
Fourth closest tide station Whakatane, New Zealand 48 mi
Fifth closest tide station Tairua, New Zealand 50 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Arataki:

Closest ski area Whakapapa (New Zealand) 114 mi
Second closest ski area Tukino (New Zealand) 117 mi
Third closest ski area Turoa (New Zealand) 121 mi
Fourth closest ski area Manganui (New Zealand) 162 mi
Fifth closest ski area Rainbow (New Zealand) 342 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Arataki:

Closest city location Tauranga (New Zealand) 3 mi
Second closest city location Maketu (New Zealand) 15 mi
Third closest city location Katikati (New Zealand) 18 mi
Fourth closest city location Waihi Beach (New Zealand) 24 mi
Fifth closest city location Matamata (New Zealand) 27 mi
Arataki break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Arataki, New-Zealand - Bay of Plenty. Use the tab navigation above to view Arataki sea temperature, Arataki photographs, Arataki detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Arataki webcams, current wind from New-Zealand - Bay of Plenty live weather stations and Arataki tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Arataki.