Arataki Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.3
E
13
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
15
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
29
47
47
40
37
37
39
39
39
35
33
33
33
33
37
17
17
26
27
27
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:00AM1.61m
9:32PM1.70m
9:40AM1.61m
10:11PM1.69m
10:20AM1.60m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.28m
3:05PM0.18m
3:39AM0.22m
3:45PM0.16m
4:20AM0.18m
4:27PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
9
12
13
10
7
6
5
5
6
10
12
10
9
8
7
6
8
12
15
12
11
Feels °C
5
4
6
7
8
4
2
1
1
1
2
7
9
6
6
5
4
3
5
7
9
6
5
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