Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 7PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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0
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3
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
6.5
NE
7
NE
7.5
NE
7.5
NE
6
NE
4.5
NE
3.5
NE
1.9
NNE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1313131414141413131314131211101010101098779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)508558626566812188921001512225138081574820065203751083651372816754492473333307287247199147140
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
45
E
45
E
50
E
55
E
40
ENE
50
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
1.46
2:37AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.46
3:32AM
1.54
3:38PM
1.48
4:24AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.50
7:55PM
0.46
8:43AM
0.50
8:52PM
0.46
9:34AM
0.47
9:48PM
0.42
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
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heavy rain
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mod rain
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192122201920202020202120191918181820191817171715
Feels °C (?)151819171615151513121714141415161719171615161614
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