Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 1PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s 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 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 86 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.52m | 6:23PM1.62m | 6:34AM1.57m | 7:02PM1.67m | 7:22AM1.61m | 7:43PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.32m | 00:25AM0.30m | 12:36PM0.27m | 1:11AM0.21m | 1:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | N 9 | N 11 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 11 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 35 | 88 | 13 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 150 | 152 | 182 | 184 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 63 | 92 | 92 | 185 | 184 | 152 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 192 | 0 |
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