Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 13 | N 14 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:40AM1.46m | 5:35PM1.53m | 5:34AM1.50m | 6:22PM1.57m | 6:22AM1.54m | 7:03PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59AM0.43m | 11:27PM0.48m | 11:48AM0.38m | 00:14AM0.42m | 12:31PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 150 | 150 | 185 | 135 | 123 | 123 |
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