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Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Arataki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arataki sea temperature is
21.1° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)71313131313131212121212101212121213141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343433333333323030303029292929293035393936363434
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
1.80
1:16AM
1.67
1:44PM
1.74
2:08AM
1.62
2:29PM
1.68
2:59AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
0.24
7:15AM
0.31
7:54PM
0.26
8:04AM
0.37
8:40PM
0.30
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset---8:39-------8:38-------8:38----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202627242019171621272825211817162126282722181920
Feels °C (?)172222211718171620262523201717162125262621181819
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