Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 320 | 275 | 194 | 233 | 178 | 115 | 83 | 65 | 29 | 54 | 45 | 38 | 36 | 50 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33AM1.61m | 8:58PM1.69m | 9:15AM1.63m | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:57AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.16m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:20PM0.14m | 3:51AM0.08m | 4:05PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 408 | 320 | 275 | 194 | 233 | 178 | 115 | 83 | 65 | 28 | 54 | 45 | 38 | 36 | 50 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | NNW 5 | NE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 90 | 117 | 50 | 50 | 81 | 50 | 185 | 195 | 192 | 197 | 185 | 84 | 76 | 184 | 0 | 184 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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