Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 13 | N 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM1.51m | 4:40AM1.46m | 5:35PM1.53m | 5:34AM1.50m | 6:22PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.46m | 10:37PM0.52m | 10:59AM0.43m | 11:27PM0.48m | 11:48AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | 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 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 184 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 152 | 185 |
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