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Arataki Surf Forecast
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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arataki today?
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 164 | 291 | 353 | 389 | 439 | 654 | 545 | 994 | 488 | 383 | 212 | 144 | 113 | 91 | 83 | 427 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:15PM 1.73 | 7:34AM 1.78 | 8:06PM 1.81 | 8:27AM 1.79 | 8:57PM 1.86 | 9:22AM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00PM 0.17 | 1:17AM 0.25 | 1:49PM 0.12 | 2:12AM 0.21 | 2:38PM 0.09 | 3:04AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
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