Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patiti Point today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patiti Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSW 8 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | S 7 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 54 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 67 | 33 | 36 | 56 | 52 | 173 | 51 | 55 | 91 | 91 | 186 | 106 | 285 | 505 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM2.41m | 5:22PM2.20m | 6:13AM2.45m | 6:15PM2.17m | 7:10AM2.47m | 7:20PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.38m | 11:45PM0.49m | 12:33PM0.45m | 00:38AM0.57m | 1:24PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 54 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 19 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 91 | 91 | 186 | 106 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | E 5 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 56 | 6 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 25 | 65 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | E 13 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 55 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | E 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 67 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 173 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 23 | 285 | 505 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 144 | 135 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 135 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 165 | 153 |
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