Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 113 | 113 | 146 | 150 | 202 | 264 | 229 | 206 | 127 | 215 | 201 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08AM1.57m | 7:41PM1.65m | 7:51AM1.60m | 8:19PM1.68m | 8:33AM1.61m | 8:58PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.24m | 1:45AM0.26m | 1:53PM0.19m | 2:27AM0.18m | 2:36PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | N 10 | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 76 | 113 | 146 | 150 | 202 | 264 | 229 | 206 | 127 | 215 | 201 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 101 | 42 | 30 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 72 | 80 | 86 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 130 | 130 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 184 | 185 | 185 |
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