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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arataki today?
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 62 | 60 | 87 | 373 | 864 | 1584 | 1971 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:13PM 1.92 | 10:48AM 2.02 | 11:04PM 1.89 | 11:40AM 1.98 | 11:54PM 1.82 | 12:33PM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:00PM 0.29 | 4:17AM 0.12 | 4:53PM 0.30 | 5:08AM 0.14 | 5:47PM 0.32 | 5:59AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
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