Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 92 | 156 | 255 | 411 | 291 | 191 | 199 | 268 | 251 | 191 | 111 | 61 | 21 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.71m | 10:59PM1.62m | 11:26AM1.68m | 11:40PM1.59m | 12:09PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.14m | 4:47PM0.26m | 5:05AM0.18m | 5:28PM0.31m | 5:44AM0.25m | 6:11PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 411 | 291 | 191 | 13 | 13 | 251 | 191 | 111 | 61 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 12 | N 13 | NE 9 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | E 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 14 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | — | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 3 | ENE 9 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | N 3 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 57 | 92 | 156 | 255 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 199 | 268 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 152 | 170 | 276 | 236 | 201 | 23 | 81 | 28 | 50 | 299 | 201 | 201 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 157 | 76 | 76 |
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