Arataki Surf Break

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arataki sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Arataki today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.7
E
13
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
249
255
255
255
255
331
216
430
356
332
275
275
265
265
281
291
286
270
255
255
160
353
299
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.60m
8:44PM1.70m
8:51AM1.61m
9:23PM1.69m
9:29AM1.62m
10:02PM1.69m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.43m
2:14PM0.31m
2:44AM0.39m
2:54PM0.29m
3:25AM0.36m
3:33PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
10
12
11
9
8
8
7
8
11
10
10
10
9
8
7
8
10
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
Energy kJ
249
249
255
255
255
255
331
216
430
356
332
275
275
265
265
281
291
286
270
255
255
160
353
299
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
E
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
162
2
2
2
2
2
156
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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