Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is

16.4°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	113	134	136	136	142	119	119	132	176	223	223	223	181	176	171	132	132	86	82	82	79	65	82	69	73	98
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	SE	SE	SE	ESE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:23AM1.60m					4:01PM1.69m				4:28AM1.57m				4:59PM1.66m				5:30AM1.57m				5:55PM1.64m				6:28AM1.60m
Low Tide			9:25AM0.31m					10:11PM0.30m				10:29AM0.34m				11:08PM0.27m				11:30AM0.35m				00:04AM0.26m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2
Temp °C	14	13	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	18	19	18	17	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	13	11	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	15	18	18	18	19	18	17	17	17	19	18	19	18	18	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8
kJ	113	134	136	136	142	119	119	132	176	223	223	223	181	176	171	132	132	86	82	82	79	65	82	69	51	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10
kJ	11	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	25	34	2	2	2	5	18	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	N 6	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	60	34	25	29	73	98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Papamoa Beach Park Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	18	4	25	123	123	123	25	4	4	4	0	55	76	7	0	0	0	0	0	130	165	130	76	123	84	84
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Maketu Bar				Maketu Bar	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Arataki			Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	1	1	2	2			1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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