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Arataki Surf Forecast
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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arataki today?
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 103 | 85 | 83 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 83 | 97 | 101 | 142 | 178 | 117 | 74 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:57AM 1.65 | 5:14PM 1.53 | 5:57AM 1.66 | 6:17PM 1.54 | 6:51AM 1.67 | 7:15PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:02AM 0.33 | 11:21PM 0.27 | 12:01PM 0.29 | 12:19AM 0.26 | 12:58PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wed 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
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