Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 5PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.85m | 8:11PM2.03m | 8:26AM1.86m | 9:01PM2.04m | 9:19AM1.85m | 9:51PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.12m | 2:17AM0.28m | 2:29PM0.09m | 3:11AM0.24m | 3:21PM0.11m | 4:02AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNW 3 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 19 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 17 | E 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 4 | — | E 19 | NE 10 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 184 | 184 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 182 | 170 | 166 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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