Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 10AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
5
5
5
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
45
54
67
67
67
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
3:34AM1.65m
4:00PM1.54m
4:31AM1.63m
4:59PM1.55m
5:24AM1.61m
5:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.31m
10:02PM0.35m
10:38AM0.29m
11:00PM0.34m
11:33AM0.26m
11:53PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
12
11
14
16
16
15
14
15
14
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
15
14
11
9
13
15
14
15
14
15
13
12
14
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
5
3
5
5
5
5
3
2
7
6
3
5
5
5
7
8
11
8
12
45
54
67
67
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
15
14
1
1
3
13
13
12
12
3
4
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
10
10
10
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
Energy kJ
6
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
12
12
2
12
12
2
2
2
5
8
10
10
10
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
1
3
1
1
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
144
81
150
144
200
123
123
123
20
123
81
81
173
123
123
123
23
76
20
15
50
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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