Arataki Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
79
61
46
33
30
29
47
47
40
37
37
39
39
39
35
33
33
33
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:53PM1.69m
9:00AM1.61m
9:32PM1.70m
9:40AM1.61m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.22m
2:57AM0.28m
3:05PM0.18m
3:39AM0.22m
3:45PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
8
8
7
9
11
12
10
7
6
5
5
6
10
12
10
9
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
5
4
6
6
6
4
1
1
1
1
2
6
8
6
6
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