Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 5PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 18 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.61m | 1:07AM1.64m | 1:38PM1.62m | 2:01AM1.65m | 2:38PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.16m | 6:49PM0.32m | 7:20AM0.21m | 7:47PM0.36m | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 6 | N 13 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | SE 4 | E 9 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | N 13 | E 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 125 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 184 | 182 | 135 | 135 | 150 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 165 | 123 | 123 |
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