Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 51 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15AM1.63m | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:57AM1.65m | 10:24PM1.66m | 10:42AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.14m | 3:51AM0.08m | 4:05PM0.15m | 4:34AM0.08m | 4:51PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 51 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 7 | NW 5 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 4 | N 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 1 | — | 5 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 33 | 42 | 64 | 62 | 38 | 52 | 42 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 200 | 192 | 192 | 90 | 76 | 84 | 55 | 23 | 184 | 76 | 76 | 124 | 120 | 124 | 184 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 90 | 185 |
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