Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 13 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 50 | 71 | 83 | 89 | 113 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.71m | 7:54AM1.68m | 8:10PM1.73m | 8:44AM1.76m | 9:02PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.36m | 1:37AM0.22m | 1:54PM0.32m | 2:25AM0.18m | 2:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | E 12 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 14 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 50 | 71 | 83 | 89 | 113 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 90 | 76 | 120 | 150 | 150 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 192 | 300 | 458 | 203 | 195 | 28 |
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