Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
82
82
71
64
55
57
59
43
42
41
42
28
28
28
28
47
47
32
32
47
32
48
52
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:02PM1.51m
3:37AM1.66m
3:59PM1.56m
4:27AM1.70m
4:56PM1.63m
5:20AM1.74m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.44m
9:49AM0.36m
10:03PM0.44m
10:41AM0.31m
11:00PM0.41m
11:36AM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
2
2
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
15
17
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
12
15
14
10
9
9
8
10
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
80
82
82
71
64
55
57
59
43
35
41
42
28
28
28
28
47
47
32
32
47
32
48
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
NE
10
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
98
69
69
49
48
48
43
42
42
42
14
11
10
10
4
4
9
3
1
4
6
22
22
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
10
1
7
2
9
8
8
8
8
2
8
9
2
2
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3
4
8
8
9
5
6
4
5
34
31
8
10
13
9
9
6
2
1
6
1
7
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
4
25
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
123
135
4
36
36
0
0
0
123
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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