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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 Wednesday 15 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
19.8° 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 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
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) (?) | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 75 | 64 | 60 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 1.65 | 5:28PM 1.57 | 5:59AM 1.71 | 6:22PM 1.64 | 6:45AM 1.75 | 7:15PM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:18AM 0.33 | 11:31PM 0.34 | 12:09PM 0.25 | 12:23AM 0.30 | 1:00PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
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