Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.53m | 4:21AM1.47m | 5:06PM1.57m | 5:15AM1.50m | 5:53PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.48m | 10:18PM0.48m | 10:30AM0.46m | 11:07PM0.43m | 11:22AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 3 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 13 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 184 | 197 | 152 | 144 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 182 | 192 | 185 | 185 | 179 | 144 | 123 | 211 | 200 | 150 | 130 |
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