Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 301 | 297 | 288 | 328 | 361 | 370 | 396 | 407 | 355 | 290 | 249 | 243 | 192 | 165 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.93m | 9:00AM1.77m | 9:26PM1.87m | 9:49AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.11m | 2:50AM0.15m | 3:02PM0.12m | 3:39AM0.11m | 3:52PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 297 | 288 | 328 | 361 | 370 | 396 | 407 | 355 | 290 | 249 | 243 | 192 | 165 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 324 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 123 |
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