Arataki Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.1° 

Arataki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arataki today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
55
41
37
38
24
51
63
61
46
33
32
32
31
31
13
13
13
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
High Tide
9:15AM1.63m
9:39PM1.68m
9:57AM1.65m
10:24PM1.66m
10:42AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.14m
3:51AM0.08m
4:05PM0.15m
4:34AM0.08m
4:51PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
12
10
11
11
11
13
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
7
9
9
6
5
6
6
4
5
7
8
6
5
6
6
7
9
11
11
8
9
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