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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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
20.6° 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 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2964 | 2595 | 2048 | 1581 | 1207 | 919 | 771 | 558 | 438 | 335 | 268 | 178 | 139 | 118 | 88 | 88 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 108 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:04PM 1.62 | 3:53AM 1.64 | 4:08PM 1.57 | 4:57AM 1.65 | 5:14PM 1.53 | 5:57AM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 0.34 | 9:15PM 0.24 | 10:00AM 0.35 | 10:18PM 0.27 | 11:02AM 0.33 | 11:21PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
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