Arataki Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

Arataki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arataki today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.6
NW
7
1.1
N
8
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
8
8
13
13
15
17
39
56
126
175
135
247
138
130
91
63
63
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:31PM1.57m
2:41AM1.60m
3:24PM1.55m
3:30AM1.55m
4:21PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.44m
8:57AM0.36m
9:25PM0.49m
9:51AM0.40m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
10
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
7
5
3
3
2
2
3
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