Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
N
0.9
NNW
1.7
N
2
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2.5
N
2.2
N
2.2
N
1.6
N
1.7
NNE
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
1
N
1.2
N
Period(s) (?)1414131313121235667777888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4433334535185322353389439653549588316392273191300110156
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
1.75
7:15PM
1.73
7:34AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.81
8:27AM
1.79
8:57PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.17
1:17AM
0.25
1:49PM
0.12
2:12AM
0.21
2:38PM
0.09
3:04AM
0.18
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:43-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------111131031--1255
Temp. °C161919171414141417181818181817161719201817161717
Feels °C (?)131617151213131214141414141412141618181716151615
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