Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (26 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NNE
4
NE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)8899910101010999988887777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124815832056222426323008321833672784240019731698121788755740235829724321516312911091
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
0
NW
5
SSW
5
S
10
NNW
10
NE
5
N
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
1.68
2:50AM
1.65
3:04PM
1.62
3:53AM
1.64
4:08PM
1.57
4:57AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.29
8:15PM
0.19
8:55AM
0.34
9:15PM
0.24
10:00AM
0.35
10:18PM
0.27
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:17-------7:16-------7:15----
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
78615649111062111----------
Temp. °C181717161717171718191919191919181922222019181716
Feels °C (?)131212111212121314161718192122202123222221191817
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