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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 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
21.7° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
NE
0.3
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)125666666136111212121212121111111111511
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293412613111580654635273356373737723630303030303229
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
0
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
1.55
4:00PM
1.58
4:43AM
1.54
4:48PM
1.54
5:40AM
1.55
5:39PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49AM
0.48
10:17PM
0.39
10:44AM
0.52
11:09PM
0.41
11:37AM
0.54
12:02AM
0.42
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset-----8:38-------8:38-------8:37--
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1111------------12344-1
Temp. °C161718181819191817172023232220191919212121191818
Feels °C (?)161516161720201918182223212120202121222122201919
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