Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 153 | 125 | 94 | 96 | 84 | 79 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.76m | 10:14PM1.81m | 10:37AM1.73m | 11:02PM1.75m | 11:25AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.14m | 4:25AM0.11m | 4:40PM0.17m | 5:11AM0.13m | 5:25PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 157 | 153 | 125 | 94 | 96 | 84 | 79 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 5 | N 11 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 41 | 38 | 44 | 49 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 123 | 144 | 144 | 150 | 144 | 152 | 123 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 63 | 184 |
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