Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arataki today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arataki at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Arataki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 46 | 61 | 43 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 37 | 52 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.80m | 6:58AM1.65m | 7:26PM1.80m | 7:52AM1.69m | 8:13PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.18m | 00:44AM0.21m | 12:57PM0.16m | 1:37AM0.14m | 1:51PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 58 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 25 | 61 | 43 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 37 | 52 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 8 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 16 | NW 5 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 16 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 56 | 41 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 63 | 18 |
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