Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 101 | 154 | 205 | 275 | 298 | 383 | 176 | 111 | 114 | 167 | 173 | 111 | 84 | 58 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.62m | 2:44AM1.62m | 3:35PM1.65m | 3:50AM1.60m | 4:43PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.35m | 8:59AM0.24m | 9:42PM0.36m | 10:03AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 275 | 2 | 252 | 176 | 111 | 114 | 167 | 173 | 111 | 84 | 58 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | ESE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 101 | 154 | 205 | — | 298 | 383 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 192 | 192 | 38 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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