Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 10AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 610 | 758 | 593 | 669 | 228 | 114 | 192 | 90 | 89 | 248 | 438 | 573 | 653 | 423 | 724 | 473 | 334 | 300 | 331 | 237 | 202 | 157 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.56m | 00:05AM1.68m | 12:15PM1.56m | 00:47AM1.68m | 1:07PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.29m | 5:34PM0.27m | 6:16AM0.26m | 6:19PM0.32m | 7:01AM0.25m | 7:10PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 70 | 70 | 58 | 430 | 228 | 114 | 192 | 90 | 89 | 93 | 201 | — | — | 199 | 404 | 264 | 334 | 300 | 331 | 237 | 202 | 157 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | N 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 9 | N 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 82 | 75 | 81 | 93 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | — | — | 26 | 44 | 62 | 264 | 220 | 184 | 184 | 149 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 18 | 80 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 87 | 94 | 192 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 252 | 610 | 758 | 593 | 669 | — | 84 | — | 89 | 89 | 248 | 438 | 573 | 653 | 423 | 724 | 473 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 28 | 7 | 121 | 25 | 18 | 117 | 76 | 123 | 123 | 117 | 76 | 55 | 76 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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