Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is

16.3°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	156	160	160	156	136	132	102	73	73	60	64	60	60	60	59	107	113	204	237	273	273	329	280	288
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide				4:59PM1.66m				5:30AM1.57m				5:55PM1.64m				6:28AM1.60m				6:48PM1.62m
Low Tide		10:29AM0.34m				11:08PM0.27m				11:30AM0.35m				00:04AM0.26m				12:27PM0.33m				00:59AM0.23m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	17	16	17	17	17	18	20	20	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	17	18	19	18	17	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	18	18	18	17	18	16	15	15	14	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8
kJ	156	160	160	156	136	132	102	73	73	60	64	48	60	60	59	107	113	4	4	19	20	247	280	288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	NE 7	N 16	N 15	N 6	N 10	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	23	35	34	2	2	60	5	18	17	2	4	3	3	3	3	20	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	N 12	N 13	N 13
kJ	7	7	6	6	6	6	2	5	2	5	5	2	2	2	4	4	2	2	—	—	—	3	4	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 4	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 6	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	31	50	36	25	25	83	—	204	237	273	273	329	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Whatipu Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Onemana Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	18	50	28	0	0	0	0	0	76	185	50	50	23	92	50	123	18	165	176	130	63	28	0	18
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Rating (10 max)	1		1	1	1	1	1	1					1				1					2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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