Surf-Forecast | Arataki Surf Guide

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arataki sea temperature is

16.4°C

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

Photo by: Roy Stuart

Arataki Surf Guide

Arataki in Bay of Plenty is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Arataki Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Arataki:

The best conditions reported for surf at Arataki occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Arataki (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Arataki with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in January while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 17% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

17%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Arataki Location Map

Interactive Arataki surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Arataki is Tauranga Airport (TRG) in New Zealand, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Arataki is Rotorua Airport (ROT), also in New Zealand, 51 km (32 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Arataki Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 11:25 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	on

What does Arataki look like?

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Tides at Arataki

Current tide and informaton

For Tauranga, New Zealand, 3 km from Arataki.

Next High Water: 03:03pm | 1.73m

Next Low Water: 09:12pm | 0.32m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Arataki Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Arataki is rather cool (16.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.