Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 152 | 256 | 323 | 257 | 224 | 187 | 157 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 121 | 118 | 121 | 137 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.68m | 4:58PM1.74m | 5:12AM1.70m | 6:04PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.39m | 10:22AM0.25m | 11:01PM0.37m | 11:25AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 152 | 256 | 323 | 257 | 224 | 187 | 157 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 127 | 121 | 118 | 121 | 137 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | N 13 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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