Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 428 | 362 | 284 | 251 | 200 | 371 | 405 | 406 | 274 | 222 | 206 | 250 | 352 | 414 | 417 | 417 | 313 | 268 | 234 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.74m | 7:50PM1.94m | 8:09AM1.76m | 8:38PM1.93m | 9:00AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.11m | 1:58AM0.20m | 2:09PM0.11m | 2:50AM0.15m | 3:02PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 284 | 251 | 200 | 262 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 222 | 206 | 250 | 352 | 414 | 417 | 417 | 313 | 268 | 234 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 489 | 428 | 362 | — | — | — | 371 | 405 | 406 | 274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 114 | 119 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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