Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is

16.7°C

Arataki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arataki today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Evening (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	10	15	16	16	36	50	33	17	18	22	37	42	64	78	71	64	52	57	61	70	75	78	83
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	S	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy
High Tide					1:07PM1.79m				1:20AM1.73m				2:05PM1.76m				2:18AM1.66m				3:03PM1.73m
Low Tide		6:34AM0.15m					7:10PM0.31m				7:28AM0.19m				8:11PM0.33m				8:24AM0.25m				9:12PM0.32m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	14	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	15	16	17	16	15
Feels °C	10	11	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	12	11	12	12	12	13	12	14	13	15	15	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	N 16	N 16	NE 9	N 16	NE 12	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 12	N 13	NNE 7
kJ	6	6	5	5	5	3	5	6	5	4	4	4	16	16	15	14	52	57	61	70	12	13	83
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	N 17	N 16	NE 13	NE 12	N 16	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 13	—	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	NE 11	N 11	N 13
kJ	7	6	5	6	6	5	3	3	6	6	6	6	—	2	5	5	13	13	13	12	5	2	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	NE 13	NE 13	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 16	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 11	E 11	NE 9	—	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	—	—	E 15
kJ	6	7	7	2	6	6	6	5	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	—	5	5	5	5	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 6	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	—
kJ	10	15	16	16	36	50	33	17	18	22	37	42	64	78	71	64	—	—	—	—	75	78	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Karekare Auckland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Arataki Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	123	123	165	185	169	123	123	123	23	81	185	144	185	192	123	28	0	0	123	144	123	123	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty									Kaituna Cut	Ohiwa-Port Ohope						Bowentown Bar	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope					Ohiwa-Port Ohope
Rating (10 max)									1	1						1	1	1					1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4

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