Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NE 15 | NE 8 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 54 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.60m | 5:43PM1.76m | 6:00AM1.61m | 6:37PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.33m | 11:05AM0.20m | 11:47PM0.27m | 12:02PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 54 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 8 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 29 | 49 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 15 | NE 8 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 55 | 18 | 76 | 76 | 144 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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