Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 10PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:14PM1.70m | 10:37AM1.74m | 11:04PM1.69m | 11:25AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.08m | 4:46PM0.17m | 5:10AM0.09m | 5:35PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 186 | 184 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 184 | 123 | 123 | 209 | 211 | 184 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 173 | 185 | 195 |
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