Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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0
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3
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
6
NE
6.5
NE
7.5
NE
8
NE
8
NE
5.5
NE
4
NE
3
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)131313131314141414141313131312111110101011877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3264411750855862656684989149103191414616852182922198722776987050012416582435338326308232261178
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
45
E
45
E
55
E
55
ENE
30
NE
50
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
1.52
1:46PM
1.46
2:37AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.46
3:32AM
1.54
3:38PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.50
7:55PM
0.46
8:43AM
0.50
8:52PM
0.46
9:34AM
0.47
9:48PM
0.42
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
------1110552115112------12-
Temp. °C171819212220192020202021212019181817181920181717
Feels °C (?)141415182017161515151314191313131515171718161516
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