Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:57AM1.65m | 10:24PM1.66m | 10:42AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.14m | 3:51AM0.08m | 4:05PM0.15m | 4:34AM0.08m | 4:51PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | NE 11 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 7 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 51 | 62 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 42 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 297 | 192 | 76 | 184 | 90 | 23 | 23 | 76 | 81 | 90 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 117 |
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