Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
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0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
6
NE
6.5
NE
Period(s) (?)151515151716161515151413131313131313141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6277337438281175138213151184104510911189112713091648203933184233518366658163908398491204416692
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
45
E
50
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.49
12:51AM
1.55
12:57PM
1.47
1:42AM
1.52
1:46PM
1.46
2:37AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
0.43
6:16PM
0.40
6:57AM
0.48
7:02PM
0.44
7:50AM
0.50
7:55PM
0.46
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:37-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:53-----
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1111--------------1115
Temp. °C192019181818181818201918181818171821212019202020
Feels °C (?)212220191920201919201918181515131418181716161514
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