Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 15 | NNE 10 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 9 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.70m | 12:17PM1.72m | 00:44AM1.70m | 1:14PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.19m | 5:58AM0.11m | 6:25PM0.23m | 6:49AM0.15m | 7:20PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NW 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 81 | 120 | 124 | 120 | 120 | 144 | 211 | 228 | 150 | 123 |
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