Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is

16.8°C

Arataki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arataki today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	73	77	77	75	75	77	86	137	141	91	175	165	198	204	209	146	143	97	117	113	92	79	84	73
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	WNW	WSW	W	NW	N	NNE	N	NNE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide				5:55PM1.64m				6:28AM1.60m				6:48PM1.62m					7:23AM1.64m				7:37PM1.62m
Low Tide		11:30AM0.35m				00:04AM0.26m				12:27PM0.33m				00:59AM0.23m					1:20PM0.31m				1:49AM0.21m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	1	1	4	4	5	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	17	19	19	18	16	15	15	16
Feels °C	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	16	15	15	17	18	18	18	17	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 15	N 15	N 16	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	73	77	77	75	75	77	86	137	141	71	4	19	20	204	209	146	143	64	66	70	92	79	84	73
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 10	N 10	N 6	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	NE 7	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 16	N 16	ENE 7	ENE 8	N 14	N 14	N 14	ENE 7	N 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	34	2	2	13	5	18	4	2	2	91	3	3	3	20	5	70	66	16	16	16	62	41	28	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	NE 12	N 10	—	N 12	N 13	N 16	N 16	—	—	—	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	2	5	5	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	2	—	3	4	5	20	—	—	—	37	37	16	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 7	N 7	N 4	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 6	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	32	43	19	39	28	26	102	—	—	175	165	198	—	—	—	—	97	117	113	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Red Beach Auckland	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Whatipu Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	23	133	176	28	0	23	92	84	58	192	165	176	103	0	0	0	18	119	103	55	0	0	4	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope			Bowentown Bar	Arataki	Kaituna Cut								Arataki	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Ernies				Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1								2	2	2	1				1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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