Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 5 | ENE 10 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 58 | 78 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.64m | 11:31AM1.65m | 11:59PM1.64m | 12:24PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.18m | 5:18AM0.10m | 5:40PM0.22m | 6:07AM0.14m | 6:33PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 4 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 4 | — | N 7 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 58 | 78 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 90 | 184 | 120 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 28 | 23 |
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