Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 41 | 68 | 96 | 111 | 85 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 119 | 142 | 241 | 389 | 404 | 404 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.66m | 3:32AM1.59m | 4:21PM1.67m | 4:39AM1.55m | 5:23PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.34m | 9:42AM0.25m | 10:28PM0.33m | 10:46AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 85 | 91 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 119 | 142 | 241 | 389 | 404 | 404 | 413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 14 | NE 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 41 | 68 | 96 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 81 | 76 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 123 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 0 |
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