Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 246 | 208 | 138 | 135 | 117 | 108 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 37 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.65m | 3:50AM1.60m | 4:43PM1.70m | 4:57AM1.60m | 5:43PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.36m | 10:03AM0.23m | 10:45PM0.33m | 11:05AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 262 | 246 | 208 | 138 | 135 | 117 | 108 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 3 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 17 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 10 | NE 16 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 37 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 120 | 169 | 0 | 0 |
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