
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
495 | 415 | 456 | 380 | 355 | 322 | 328 | 394 | 551 | 544 | 523 | 512 | 432 | 378 | 328 | 273 | 279 | 284 | 290 | 290 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 204 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.58m | 5:04AM1.57m | 5:53PM1.61m | 5:52AM1.56m | 6:43PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.35m | 10:55PM0.47m | 11:24AM0.35m | 11:46PM0.49m | 12:11PM0.34m | 00:35AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
495 | 415 | 456 | 380 | 355 | 322 | 328 | 394 | 551 | 544 | 523 | 512 | 432 | 378 | 328 | 273 | 279 | 284 | 290 | 290 | 296 | 296 | 245 | 204 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 4 |
105 | 82 | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25 | 25 |
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