Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 42 | 82 | 101 | 64 | 56 | 62 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.64m | 12:24PM1.64m | 00:50AM1.64m | 1:23PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.22m | 6:07AM0.14m | 6:33PM0.27m | 6:59AM0.19m | 7:32PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 56 | 62 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 42 | 82 | 101 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 28 | 55 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 76 | 124 | 193 | 152 | 120 |
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