Arataki Surf Break

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arataki sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Arataki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arataki today (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
ENE
12
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
N
6
1.6
N
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
NNE
7
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
160
359
377
395
377
359
353
349
260
202
193
237
194
141
133
130
130
130
127
127
100
121
83
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
0
E
10
SW
5
W
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:02PM1.69m
10:07AM1.61m
10:44PM1.69m
10:46AM1.58m
11:25PM1.68m
11:28AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.26m
4:06AM0.33m
4:13PM0.24m
4:49AM0.31m
4:53PM0.24m
5:32AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
11
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
12
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
10
10
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
6
6
6
10
9
8
9
8
8
12
11
13
12
11
10
8
7
6
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
ENE
12
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
NNE
7
0.8
N
7
Energy kJ
212
160
359
377
395
377
359
353
349
260
202
191
146
155
92
60
130
130
130
70
54
100
121
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
94
153
2
2
2
2
2
143
141
133
15
4
2
127
127
96
96
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
27
27
4
4
3
83
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
N
6
1.6
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
5
0.8
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
Energy kJ
16
57
193
237
194
58
64
74
83
17
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
0
0
0
0
4
18
76
185
185
185
185
176
0
0
0
63
76
120
120
176
50
7
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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