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Arataki Surf Forecast
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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Arataki today?
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 11AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 138 | 112 | 109 | 86 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 82 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 57 | 58 | 36 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM 1.82 | 10:42PM 1.85 | 11:06AM 1.81 | 11:39PM 1.81 | 11:57AM 1.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:56AM 0.18 | 4:18PM 0.10 | 4:48AM 0.22 | 5:10PM 0.12 | 5:42AM 0.27 | 6:03PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
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