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Arataki surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
22.0° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arataki today?

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)101212111111111010101010101010991699991515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10819718716816514013412412212011711794929085688367138114517170
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassononglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
1.74
9:16AM
1.93
9:35PM
1.75
10:03AM
1.90
10:24PM
1.74
10:49AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
0.13
3:26PM
0.23
3:35AM
0.13
4:15PM
0.18
4:26AM
0.15
5:02PM
0.15
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:30-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:25-------8:24-------8:23
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---111-----------1------
Temp. °C222222222323242118181717202020201917171418192020
Feels °C (?)242525242522211915161617211920202016171317171818
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