Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 6PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 686 | 596 | 569 | 580 | 671 | 523 | 449 | 435 | 485 | 477 | 442 | 307 | 271 | 276 | 328 | 328 | 391 | 539 | 492 | 441 | 440 | 384 | 327 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.57m | 4:14AM1.59m | 4:57PM1.58m | 5:04AM1.57m | 5:53PM1.61m | 5:52AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.34m | 10:02PM0.45m | 10:31AM0.35m | 10:55PM0.47m | 11:24AM0.35m | 11:46PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 686 | 596 | 569 | 580 | 671 | 523 | 449 | 435 | 485 | 477 | 442 | 307 | 271 | 276 | 328 | 328 | 391 | 539 | 492 | 441 | 440 | 384 | 327 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | E 13 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | 192 | 3 | 116 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 44 | 39 | 19 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 24 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 56 | 76 | 103 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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