Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 12 | N 9 | N 16 | N 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.65m | 1:02PM1.58m | 1:14AM1.59m | 1:52PM1.54m | 1:58AM1.53m | 2:45PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.24m | 6:58PM0.38m | 7:24AM0.32m | 7:51PM0.45m | 8:11AM0.39m | 8:48PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 15 | E 9 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 63 | 63 | 92 | 166 | 150 | 123 | 150 | 63 | 150 | 170 | 152 | 184 | 184 | 170 | 170 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 |
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