Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patiti Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Patiti Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | SSW 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 38 | 51 | 41 | 75 | 54 | 46 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.98m | 6:51AM2.16m | 7:08PM1.98m | 7:40AM2.08m | 8:17PM2.01m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.65m | 1:01PM0.67m | 1:15AM0.74m | 1:42PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | E 6 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 15 | E 12 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 22 | 38 | 51 | 41 | 75 | 54 | 46 | 14 | 29 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 115 | 135 | 160 | 162 | 162 | 165 | 187 | 160 | 90 | 135 | 135 | 2 | 135 | 115 | 0 | 2 |
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