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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arataki today?
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 699 | 543 | 402 | 297 | 242 | 188 | 127 | 118 | 103 | 85 | 83 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 58 | 178 | 262 | 302 | 381 | 183 | 152 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:53AM 1.64 | 4:08PM 1.57 | 4:57AM 1.65 | 5:14PM 1.53 | 5:57AM 1.66 | 6:17PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:00AM 0.35 | 10:18PM 0.27 | 11:02AM 0.33 | 11:21PM 0.27 | 12:01PM 0.29 | 12:19AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
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