Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 04 Sep 2025 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
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
NE
0.5
N
0.8
N
1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.8
N
0.5
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)999444483455667888877798
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)35464443928476262921592632821781431137166131131
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
1.52
4:38AM
1.52
5:33PM
1.59
5:33AM
1.57
6:20PM
1.67
6:25AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
0.50
10:53AM
0.40
11:24PM
0.44
11:43AM
0.31
12:17AM
0.35
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise------6:31-------6:30-------6:28-
Sunset5:55-------5:57-------5:57-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C16141211101011141615121212131311121198871014
Feels °C (?)1311999910111212910101010795322247
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Arataki (light winds from the W at Tauranga Airport 1 km from Arataki). 0.2m 3s local chop from the N with a 0.1m 9s swell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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17 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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