Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 82 | 89 | 75 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34AM1.57m | 7:02PM1.67m | 7:22AM1.61m | 7:43PM1.70m | 8:07AM1.66m | 8:26PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.27m | 1:11AM0.21m | 1:22PM0.23m | 1:56AM0.14m | 2:09PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NW 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 7 | E 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 82 | 89 | 75 | 48 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 6 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 63 | 92 | 92 | 186 | 152 | 76 | 120 | 152 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 185 | 185 |
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