Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 56 | 132 | 199 | 295 | 352 | 385 | 196 | 133 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.62m | 1:44AM1.64m | 2:26PM1.62m | 2:44AM1.62m | 3:35PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.32m | 7:56AM0.22m | 8:36PM0.35m | 8:59AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 352 | 256 | 196 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 56 | 132 | 199 | 295 | — | 385 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 81 | 210 | 185 | 185 | 192 | 195 | 185 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 28 | 192 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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