Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
ENE
0.3
N
0.3
N
1
ESE
1
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)11121111111012101010101099991313458888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2934313330252516162523232226267028293642130146298384
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
1.64
12:10AM
1.62
12:28PM
1.61
12:55AM
1.58
1:08PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
0.20
5:55PM
0.15
6:10AM
0.26
6:35PM
0.21
6:52AM
0.34
7:14PM
0.29
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:44-------7:43--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C141417192120171513131721232018171717172121191615
Feels °C (?)141418181919161311111619201819151513131717151111
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