Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patiti Point today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Patiti Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 447 | 525 | 1175 | 4414 | 674 | 580 | 496 | 436 | 167 | 147 | 152 | 135 | 151 | 176 | 212 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36AM2.41m | 4:12PM2.26m | 4:30AM2.36m | 4:52PM2.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.53m | 9:55AM0.43m | 10:05PM0.54m | 10:49AM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 447 | 525 | 604 | 778 | 674 | 580 | 496 | 436 | 167 | 147 | 152 | 135 | 151 | 176 | 212 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 3 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 162 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 70 | 53 | 52 | 26 | 27 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 543 | — | — | 1175 | 4414 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 91 | 187 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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