Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 331 | 287 | 254 | 219 | 120 | 116 | 91 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 68 | 31 | 48 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.68m | 1:07PM1.57m | 1:32AM1.67m | 2:02PM1.60m | 2:22AM1.68m | 2:59PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.25m | 7:10PM0.38m | 7:48AM0.25m | 8:07PM0.42m | 8:40AM0.28m | 9:09PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 428 | 331 | 287 | 254 | 219 | 91 | 95 | 91 | 72 | 48 | 87 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 68 | 31 | 48 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | — | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 63 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 120 | 116 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | — | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 41 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 64 | 72 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 152 | 112 | 4 | 103 | 112 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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