Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 206 | 149 | 133 | 170 | 167 | 223 | 394 | 382 | 422 | 284 | 114 | 92 | 118 | 78 | 88 | 106 | 120 | 245 | 246 | 398 | 586 | 601 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:46AM1.58m | 11:25PM1.68m | 11:28AM1.56m | 00:05AM1.68m | 12:15PM1.56m | 00:47AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.24m | 5:32AM0.29m | 5:34PM0.27m | 6:16AM0.26m | 6:19PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | E 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 293 | 206 | 149 | 99 | 170 | 167 | — | 52 | 40 | 319 | 284 | 114 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 88 | 73 | 120 | 245 | 246 | 398 | 586 | 601 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 104 | 133 | 133 | — | — | — | — | 70 | 72 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 118 | 78 | 69 | 88 | 88 | 3 | — | 12 | 83 | 85 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 86 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 85 | 87 | 223 | 394 | 382 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 157 | 181 | 230 | — | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 117 | 120 | 185 | 76 | 76 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 117 | 123 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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