Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 89 | 76 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM1.62m | 2:01AM1.65m | 2:38PM1.64m | 3:00AM1.66m | 3:46PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.36m | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.38m | 9:17AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | NE 10 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 74 | 89 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 150 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 130 | 130 | 123 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 165 | 123 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 0 |
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