Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 20 | 78 | 100 | 86 | 57 | 68 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.61m | 8:43PM1.70m | 9:07AM1.66m | 9:26PM1.70m | 9:52AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.23m | 2:56AM0.14m | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.09m | 3:58PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | E 12 | E 15 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 100 | 86 | 57 | 68 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 16 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | NW 4 | E 11 | — | E 12 | E 12 | N 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 78 | 12 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 185 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76 | 185 | 195 | 192 | 184 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 185 | 184 |
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