Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
20.5° 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 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)888877777766666666788777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6995434022972421881271181038583595856494958178262302381183152127
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
S
5
S
5
S
0
SW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
N
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
1.64
4:08PM
1.57
4:57AM
1.65
5:14PM
1.53
5:57AM
1.66
6:17PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.35
10:18PM
0.27
11:02AM
0.33
11:21PM
0.27
12:01PM
0.29
12:19AM
0.26
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--7:24-------7:24-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:14-------7:12--
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1---------------13--21--
Temp. °C191819222320191817161920201919191919202321201818
Feels °C (?)211921232321211918162121212021201918192221201716
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