Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 5AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | E 18 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:34PM1.66m | 11:51AM1.60m | 00:19AM1.64m | 12:43PM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.14m | 5:57PM0.26m | 6:30AM0.16m | 6:49PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | NE 12 | E 16 | SE 4 | — | E 15 | — | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | N 12 | E 18 | — | — | E 19 | — | E 18 | E 5 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 150 | 119 | 63 | 63 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 150 | 173 | 123 | 123 |
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