Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
N
0.7
NNW
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)111010101098771313131313131312771212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)541773640307295266213184177126232222171125123827547514425252410
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
1.54
3:38PM
1.48
4:24AM
1.59
4:33PM
1.52
5:13AM
1.65
5:28PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
0.47
9:48PM
0.42
10:26AM
0.41
10:40PM
0.38
11:18AM
0.33
11:31PM
0.34
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:50-------5:49---
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----121------11---------
Temp. °C171818202018171616161618181615141414151618151413
Feels °C (?)1518181919171616161516161514131010101091291010
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