Arataki Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.5° 

Arataki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arataki today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
2
3
2
5
5
9
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:14AM1.59m
1:52PM1.54m
1:58AM1.53m
2:45PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.38m
7:24AM0.32m
7:51PM0.45m
8:11AM0.39m
8:48PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
10
13
14
12
10
9
9
11
13
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
7
5
8
9
10
8
6
6
6
8
9
9
11
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arataki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest