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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arataki today?
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 70 | 67 | 71 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 55 | 81 | 100 | 77 | 58 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:14PM 1.75 | 10:39AM 1.73 | 11:02PM 1.77 | 11:31AM 1.72 | 11:53PM 1.76 | 12:22PM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 0.06 | 4:22AM 0.13 | 4:48PM 0.05 | 5:12AM 0.14 | 5:36PM 0.06 | 6:01AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
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