Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is

17.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arataki today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Evening (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 13	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6
Wave Graph
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	11	11	10	10	4	4	4	22	23	11	20	52	52	52	71	95	149
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	N	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				7:02AM1.61m				7:23PM1.71m				7:54AM1.68m				8:10PM1.73m				8:44AM1.76m				9:02PM1.75m
Low Tide	00:48AM0.29m					1:01PM0.36m				1:37AM0.22m				1:54PM0.32m				2:25AM0.18m				2:47PM0.27m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	12	11	11	15	19	20	17	14	11	10	9	14	17	19	18	14	12	12	13	17	16	17	16	16
Feels °C	10	9	10	13	16	16	12	11	9	8	7	12	14	16	15	11	10	10	11	14	14	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 4	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NE 11	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 5	N 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 12	N 6
kJ	3	1	1	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	5	2	4	4	4	23	11	4	4	4	4	4	3	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	NE 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	E 11	N 11	E 11	N 12	N 12	N 14	N 12
kJ	5	5	5	—	3	3	11	11	11	10	10	4	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	—	—	N 13	N 13	E 11	E 11	N 10	E 11	N 12	E 11	N 11	—	E 12
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 2	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	W 3	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 5	WNW 3	WNW 3	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6
kJ	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	4	3	2	1	—	—	2	22	3	3	20	52	52	52	71	95	149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waiapu River East Cape	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Loisell's East Cape	Mana Island Wellington	Ngunguru Bar Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1
Distance (km)	185	185	185	185	185	185	200	185	90	90	150	150	150	185	185	185	23	81	23	23	23	203	401	271
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty									Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope							Kaituna Cut	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Kaituna Cut	Kaituna Cut	Kaituna Cut
Rating (10 max)									1	1							1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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