Arataki Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
404
378
396
396
396
344
284
249
197
169
153
125
103
96
80
88
58
55
55
38
40
48
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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
High Tide
9:00AM1.77m
9:26PM1.87m
9:49AM1.76m
10:14PM1.81m
10:37AM1.73m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.15m
3:02PM0.12m
3:39AM0.11m
3:52PM0.14m
4:25AM0.11m
4:40PM0.17m
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light rain
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cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
8
9
10
9
9
11
12
9
7
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
15
13
12
10
10
10
10
9
7
6
3
4
4
2
3
4
6
3
1
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