Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 May 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
232
249
168
149
129
115
246
246
217
207
172
161
144
141
113
126
111
113
98
95
93
88
90
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
WSW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM1.60m
3:06AM1.66m
3:37PM1.58m
4:00AM1.62m
4:34PM1.58m
4:53AM1.60m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.39m
9:16AM0.31m
9:38PM0.41m
10:10AM0.31m
10:35PM0.40m
11:05AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
14
13
12
11
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
15
12
12
12
10
8
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
8
10
10
12
14
13
12
12
10
9
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
222
232
249
168
149
129
115
246
246
217
207
172
161
144
141
113
126
111
113
92
90
88
88
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
181
157
143
143
114
125
112
115
117
119
119
121
119
90
90
90
93
106
106
98
95
93
86
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
Energy kJ
55
54
53
60
83
110
112
1
4
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
11
9
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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