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Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
21.8° C
 (Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)12121212121212131414141413131313131314121212126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302929292929303539391836343433324243733029282865
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.74
2:08AM
1.62
2:29PM
1.68
2:59AM
1.57
3:15PM
1.63
3:50AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
0.26
8:04AM
0.37
8:40PM
0.30
8:55AM
0.42
9:27PM
0.35
9:49AM
0.48
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:07--
Sunset-8:38-------8:38-------8:38------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292621181716222729272219182022242423171514141819
Feels °C (?)262419161616222627252118171821222219141313131919
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