Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 17 | NNW 7 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 64 | 166 | 251 | 277 | 200 | 124 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 61 | 48 | 36 | 46 | 16 | 47 | 40 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:40AM1.59m | 8:16PM1.67m | 8:21AM1.61m | 8:53PM1.69m | 9:00AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:46PM0.27m | 2:15AM0.34m | 2:25PM0.22m | 2:57AM0.28m | 3:05PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 200 | 124 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 61 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 19 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | ENE 17 | NE 17 | E 13 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 46 | 13 | 47 | 40 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 21 | 34 | 64 | 166 | 251 | 277 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 20 | 18 | 179 | 176 | 144 | 185 | 185 | 176 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 76 | 123 | 123 |
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