Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)1313131313131267712121211111111677761514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232222171125123827568635227251310999241599444
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
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
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
1.52
5:13AM
1.65
5:28PM
1.57
5:59AM
1.71
6:22PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.41
10:40PM
0.38
11:18AM
0.33
11:31PM
0.34
12:09PM
0.25
12:23AM
0.30
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:49-------5:46-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--14--3-----------------
Temp. °C151816151414141315171816151515151617171514121212
Feels °C (?)15171413121210910111211111111111211109109910
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