Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
2
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010999101010101068899101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1832141971971972012012892372371891931931633862952877346997491178139414311249
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.58
5:59AM
1.54
6:18PM
1.56
6:52AM
1.56
7:04PM
1.56
7:42AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38PM
0.34
12:00PM
0.41
12:31AM
0.33
12:50PM
0.40
1:19AM
0.30
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset-8:04-------8:05-------8:06------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------1122265-11-1
Temp. °C161513131515161718171716171818181818171817171819
Feels °C (?)131311121413141516161615161718171618182018181919
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