Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
0.9
ENE
8
1.7
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
2.1
N
7
1.8
NE
14
2.1
NE
14
2.3
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
12
2.1
NE
12
2
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
183
257
233
203
177
159
193
225
221
105
238
346
211
420
1238
1527
1783
1952
2045
1791
1682
1337
1129
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03AM1.54m
11:36PM1.62m
11:43AM1.52m
00:23AM1.59m
12:26PM1.51m
1:12AM1.58m
Low Tide
5:04PM0.36m
5:40AM0.43m
5:46PM0.39m
6:28AM0.46m
6:31PM0.41m
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
16
14
16
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
17
15
14
13
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
1.4
NE
7
1.1
NE
9
1.8
NE
14
2.1
NE
14
2.3
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
12
2.1
NE
12
2
NE
12
Energy kJ
6
15
3
3
3
2
35
37
53
105
90
110
211
179
1238
1527
1783
1952
2045
1791
1682
1337
1129
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
10
0.8
NE
11
0.6
NE
14
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
68
137
162
210
138
91
73
43
29
41
28
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
N
5
1.7
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
1.6
N
6
2.1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
257
183
257
233
203
177
159
193
225
221
92
238
346
188
420
75
38
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
123
185
185
184
130
152
130
130
192
192
192
192
192
199
133
0
0
18
28
0
0
0
0
38
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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