Arataki Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.9° 

Arataki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Arataki today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
13
5
6
12
12
12
12
5
4
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:51AM1.60m
00:19AM1.64m
12:43PM1.61m
1:07AM1.64m
1:38PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.26m
6:30AM0.16m
6:49PM0.32m
7:20AM0.21m
7:47PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
5
10
12
10
7
7
7
6
7
10
11
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
11
9
8
Feels °C
-1
4
7
5
2
3
3
2
3
7
7
6
4
4
3
2
2
6
8
6
5
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