Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 408 | 554 | 528 | 394 | 298 | 245 | 215 | 192 | 187 | 165 | 108 | 88 | 60 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.59m | 00:35AM1.53m | 1:14PM1.55m | 1:19AM1.48m | 2:05PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.40m | 6:41AM0.35m | 7:17PM0.46m | 7:27AM0.43m | 8:12PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 408 | 554 | 528 | 394 | 298 | 245 | 215 | 192 | 187 | 165 | 108 | 88 | 60 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 70 | 66 | 73 | 46 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 103 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 184 | 90 | 185 | 185 | 192 | 195 | 55 | 55 | 81 | 90 |
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