Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 71 | 98 | 86 | 56 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.51m | 3:43AM1.45m | 4:40PM1.51m | 4:40AM1.46m | 5:35PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.44m | 9:45PM0.53m | 10:04AM0.46m | 10:37PM0.52m | 10:59AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 56 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 14 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 28 | 71 | 98 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 185 | 28 | 63 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 120 | 184 | 193 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 185 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 120 |
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