Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | N 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 96 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:21AM1.70m | 4:02PM1.70m | 4:26AM1.73m | 5:12PM1.77m | 5:31AM1.78m | 6:20PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.30m | 10:13PM0.42m | 10:43AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.40m | 11:46AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 94 | 96 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 2 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 63 | 63 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 130 | 130 | 180 | 169 | 130 | 185 |
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