
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 11PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.70m | 9:40AM1.61m | 10:11PM1.69m | 10:20AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.18m | 3:39AM0.22m | 3:45PM0.16m | 4:20AM0.18m | 4:27PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NNE 6 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
47 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 3 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 16 | N 6 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | — | — | NE 9 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
6 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 30 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 166 | 173 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 179 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 120 | 184 |
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