Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is

16.5°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	19	20	27	36	47	59	42	35	29	45	48	71	75	93	99	117	124	138	142	150	150	146	138
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	W	SE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide	1:20AM1.73m				2:05PM1.76m				2:18AM1.66m				3:03PM1.73m				3:23AM1.60m					4:01PM1.69m
Low Tide			7:28AM0.19m				8:11PM0.33m				8:24AM0.25m				9:12PM0.32m				9:25AM0.31m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	16	15	16	15	15	15	14	13	15	16	17	17	15	15	14	14	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	11	12	12	11	12	12	13	14	14	13	14	15	15	16	15	15	13	13	14	16	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 12	N 13	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	5	4	4	4	16	16	15	14	29	45	48	71	12	13	99	117	124	138	142	150	150	146	138
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	—	N 11	NE 8	NE 8	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	NE 11	N 11	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	6	6	6	6	—	2	3	3	13	13	13	12	5	2	12	11	11	11	3	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	—	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	2	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	20	27	36	47	59	42	35	—	—	—	—	75	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	123	123	23	123	185	144	165	130	123	18	0	4	18	123	123	123	23	0	4	18	50	123	123
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Rating (10 max)			1							1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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