Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 12AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 312 | 341 | 400 | 412 | 381 | 318 | 305 | 305 | 258 | 228 | 206 | 192 | 212 | 200 | 200 | 158 | 200 | 211 |
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-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.91m | 7:13AM1.74m | 7:50PM1.94m | 8:09AM1.76m | 8:38PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.15m | 1:03AM0.27m | 1:15PM0.11m | 1:58AM0.20m | 2:09PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 12 | — | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 263 | 256 | 3 | — | 3 | 305 | 258 | 228 | 206 | 192 | 212 | 200 | 200 | 158 | 200 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | N 11 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 293 | 312 | 341 | 400 | 412 | 381 | 318 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 76 | 76 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
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