Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 64 | 123 | 187 | 180 | 134 | 93 | 76 | 78 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56AM1.56m | 7:37PM1.64m | 7:40AM1.59m | 8:16PM1.67m | 8:21AM1.61m | 8:53PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.46m | 1:05PM0.33m | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:46PM0.27m | 2:15AM0.34m | 2:25PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 3 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 134 | 93 | 76 | 78 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 6 | N 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 12 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | E 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 19 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 64 | 123 | 187 | 180 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 41 | 123 | 41 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 144 | 176 | 176 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 50 | 28 | 18 |
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