Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 4AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 27 | 66 | 92 | 113 | 120 | 131 | 121 | 107 | 119 | 104 | 80 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 70 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.76m | 9:02PM1.75m | 9:33AM1.82m | 9:55PM1.78m | 10:22AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.18m | 2:47PM0.27m | 3:13AM0.15m | 3:39PM0.24m | 4:01AM0.13m | 4:30PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 131 | 121 | 107 | 119 | 104 | 80 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 70 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 12 | E 14 | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 13 | NNW 5 | E 12 | E 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 17 | N 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | N 2 | SW 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 27 | 66 | 92 | 113 | 120 | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 241 | 367 | 28 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 192 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 195 | 185 | 196 | 185 | 192 | 192 |
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