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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
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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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arataki today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | |
255 | 278 | 292 | 337 | 385 | 395 | 450 | 539 | 697 | 1122 | 1449 | 2020 | 2313 | 2659 | 2969 | 3678 | 4282 | 3866 | 2957 | 2415 | 2017 | 1658 | 1254 | 1102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.69m | 7:54AM1.58m | 8:32PM1.71m | 8:36AM1.58m | 9:09PM1.71m | 9:18AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.26m | 1:48AM0.41m | 2:03PM0.27m | 2:30AM0.40m | 2:41PM0.29m | 3:10AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 17 | N 16 | NE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4282 | 3866 | 2957 | 2415 | 2017 | 1658 | 1254 | 1102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | N 13 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1725 | — | — | — | 448 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | — | — |
255 | 278 | 292 | 337 | 385 | 395 | 450 | 539 | 697 | 1122 | 1449 | 2020 | 2313 | 2659 | 2969 | 3678 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 192 | 192 | 185 | 185 | 193 | 199 | 199 | 159 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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