Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arataki sea temperature is

15.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arataki today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	211	158	135	132	109	93	88	71	71	69	59	59	59	59	59	46	59	62	65	64	62	60	60	39
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSE	SE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			6:46AM1.58m					7:13PM1.69m				7:43AM1.63m				8:02PM1.68m				8:34AM1.68m				8:48PM1.66m
Low Tide	00:27AM0.24m				12:45PM0.25m					1:23AM0.19m				1:40PM0.23m				2:14AM0.15m				2:32PM0.21m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	5
Temp °C	14	14	14	17	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	16	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	15	17	17	15	15
Feels °C	12	12	12	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8
kJ	211	158	135	132	109	93	88	71	71	69	59	59	59	59	59	46	59	62	65	64	62	60	60	39
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 4	N 4	NNE 10
kJ	3	23	12	14	14	14	14	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	4	5	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	N 10	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 9
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	10	9	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNW 3	—	NNW 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	—	1	1	7	9	5
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	4	0	0	0	4	76	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	58	123	18	18	18	0	15	0	15	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
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