Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 118 | 128 | 235 | 217 | 143 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.72m | 10:17PM1.64m | 10:45AM1.71m | 10:59PM1.62m | 11:26AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.12m | 4:05PM0.22m | 4:25AM0.14m | 4:47PM0.26m | 5:05AM0.18m | 5:28PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 217 | 143 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 16 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 13 | N 9 | N 8 | N 12 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 15 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 2 | N 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | W 4 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 118 | 128 | 235 | 8 | 9 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 130 | 144 | 166 | 50 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 276 | 236 | 200 | 203 | 144 | 199 | 383 | 299 | 119 | 23 | 28 | 28 |
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