Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.77m | 8:41AM1.72m | 9:00PM1.73m | 9:26AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.15m | 2:26AM0.10m | 2:42PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.08m | 3:29PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 14 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 16 | N 16 | NW 4 | N 16 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | ENE 9 | NE 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 63 | 23 | 23 | 76 | 120 | 23 | 184 | 263 | 90 | 120 | 144 | 123 | 179 | 150 | 195 | 197 | 144 | 144 |
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