Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 4 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 45 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:24PM1.64m | 00:50AM1.64m | 1:23PM1.62m | 1:44AM1.64m | 2:26PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.27m | 6:59AM0.19m | 7:32PM0.32m | 7:56AM0.22m | 8:36PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 84 | 70 | 56 | 45 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 82 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 120 | 209 | 90 | 120 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 195 | 185 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
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