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Arataki Surf Forecast
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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arataki today?
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2PM is: 7.5m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 6.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 17339 | 19100 | 14266 | 8304 | 4780 | 2092 | 543 | 663 | 636 | 314 | 253 | 227 | 181 | 116 | 134 | 129 | 232 | 222 | 171 | 125 | 123 | 82 | 75 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:41PM 1.46 | 3:32AM 1.54 | 3:38PM 1.48 | 4:24AM 1.59 | 4:33PM 1.52 | 5:13AM 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:43AM 0.50 | 8:52PM 0.46 | 9:34AM 0.47 | 9:48PM 0.42 | 10:26AM 0.41 | 10:40PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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