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 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 86 | 207 | 219 | 526 | 291 | 241 | 217 | 181 | 153 | 120 | 117 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.64m | 3:00AM1.66m | 3:46PM1.67m | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:58PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.38m | 9:17AM0.27m | 9:56PM0.39m | 10:22AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  | |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 311 | 291 | 241 | 217 | 181 | 153 | 120 | 117 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 86 | 207 | 219 | 526 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 130 | 135 | 123 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 184 | 165 | 165 | 150 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arataki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest