Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° 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 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (15 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888889999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16911590128103100694330333351474732313228282921252021
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscross-
on
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.50
5:16PM
1.48
6:10AM
1.54
6:11PM
1.52
6:58AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
0.47
11:12AM
0.50
11:32PM
0.42
12:03PM
0.45
12:22AM
0.35
12:54PM
0.37
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:34-------7:31
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181615151822231916141414172021191714131316191918
Feels °C (?)181513131721211715121313171919171512111116181717
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