Arataki surf break

Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.1
NE
12
1.9
NE
12
1.8
NE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1228
1374
1626
1975
1945
1806
1558
1240
977
902
756
615
475
372
323
291
291
242
218
291
237
146
143
114
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:26PM1.51m
1:12AM1.58m
1:13PM1.49m
2:00AM1.59m
2:06PM1.49m
2:49AM1.62m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.46m
6:31PM0.41m
7:18AM0.47m
7:20PM0.42m
8:08AM0.46m
8:12PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
16
18
19
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
18
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
15
17
14
12
12
12
10
10
12
13
9
9
9
10
7
8
10
11
10
10
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.1
NE
12
1.9
NE
12
1.8
NE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1228
1374
1626
1975
1945
1806
1558
1240
977
902
756
615
475
372
323
291
291
242
218
291
237
146
143
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
1
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
177
120
76
97
4
4
8
7
3
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
1.2
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
78
65
41
10
8
14
14
32
59
41
14
3
6
25
19
51
80
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
28
0
7
0
0
0
0
28
18
76
23
23
0
0
57
120
4
25
18
18
25
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
8
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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