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Arataki Surf Forecast
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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 30 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.3° C
(Which is 4.0°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: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 127 | 130 | 158 | 212 | 204 | 186 | 173 | 143 | 143 | 133 | 131 | 102 | 102 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 64 | 105 | 246 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 1.71 | 4:00AM 1.58 | 4:27PM 1.74 | 4:59AM 1.65 | 5:23PM 1.76 | 6:01AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:51PM 0.31 | 10:04AM 0.41 | 10:44PM 0.27 | 11:05AM 0.41 | 11:40PM 0.25 | 12:07PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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