Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 6PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
0.8
ENE
8
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
NE
14
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.1
NE
12
1.9
NE
12
1.8
NE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
252
86
230
346
471
233
1036
1228
1374
1626
1876
1945
1806
1558
1261
993
902
756
615
475
379
317
291
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:43AM1.52m
00:23AM1.59m
12:26PM1.51m
1:12AM1.58m
1:13PM1.49m
2:00AM1.59m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.39m
6:28AM0.46m
6:31PM0.41m
7:18AM0.47m
7:20PM0.42m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
1
2
3
3
6
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
17
17
15
14
15
15
13
16
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
12
12
12
10
10
10
12
12
9
8
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
1.4
NE
8
1.7
NE
14
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.1
NE
12
1.9
NE
12
1.8
NE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
155
53
86
110
137
233
1036
1228
1374
1626
1876
1945
1806
1558
1261
993
902
756
615
475
379
317
291
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
10
0.8
NE
11
0.9
NE
10
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.3
N
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
68
162
150
205
177
93
57
60
58
4
4
7
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
NE
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
123
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
N
5
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
34
252
66
230
346
471
229
143
85
12
15
7
8
8
8
11
30
37
32
20
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
192
192
192
192
199
166
55
0
0
0
18
18
0
0
18
18
18
55
81
184
81
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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