Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:01PM2.04m | 9:19AM1.85m | 9:51PM2.00m | 10:10AM1.82m | 10:42PM1.92m | 11:02AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.09m | 3:11AM0.24m | 3:21PM0.11m | 4:02AM0.20m | 4:13PM0.14m | 4:53AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 4 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 55 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 15 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | E 19 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 17 | — | — | E 13 | — | N 9 | NW 4 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 79 | 184 | 92 | 103 | 144 | 150 | 179 |
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