Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 11AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 61 | 109 | 206 | 168 | 135 | 149 | 132 | 93 | 63 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:55AM1.65m | 2:31PM1.57m | 2:41AM1.60m | 3:24PM1.55m | 3:30AM1.55m | 4:21PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.31m | 8:29PM0.44m | 8:57AM0.36m | 9:25PM0.49m | 9:51AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 39 | 85 | 83 | 168 | 135 | 149 | 109 | 93 | 63 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 7 | E 5 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 119 | 127 | 130 | 132 | 50 | 22 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 41 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 109 | 206 | 16 | 47 | 48 | 63 | 109 | 128 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 184 | 123 | 185 | 192 | 192 | 179 | 199 | 195 | 192 | 192 | 185 | 176 | 50 | 185 | 185 | 192 | 201 | 195 | 0 |
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