Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.52m | 2:09AM1.44m | 3:00PM1.50m | 3:05AM1.43m | 3:58PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.51m | 8:19AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.52m | 9:19AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | E 9 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | E 15 | E 15 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 13 | NE 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 76 | 90 | 90 | 144 | 152 | 184 | 197 | 197 | 81 | 184 | 120 | 120 | 184 | 184 | 185 | 192 | 184 | 76 |
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