Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 142 | 107 | 88 | 62 | 58 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.54m | 4:23AM1.51m | 5:19PM1.56m | 5:17AM1.51m | 6:11PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.40m | 10:21PM0.52m | 10:46AM0.41m | 11:13PM0.52m | 11:37AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 135 | 142 | 107 | 50 | 62 | 58 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | E 12 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 89 | 88 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 | E 12 | NNW 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 47 | 93 | 98 | 67 | 31 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 84 | 38 | 81 | 90 | 184 | 120 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 36 | 20 | 63 | 67 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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