Arataki Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.66° S 176.21° E

Arataki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Arataki sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arataki at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
2.2
NE
7
2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
428
362
284
251
200
371
405
406
274
222
206
250
352
414
417
417
313
268
234
257
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:13AM1.74m
7:50PM1.94m
8:09AM1.76m
8:38PM1.93m
9:00AM1.77m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.11m
1:58AM0.20m
2:09PM0.11m
2:50AM0.15m
3:02PM0.12m
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
16
6
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
15
14
12
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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