Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Patiti Point today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Patiti Point at 12AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Patiti Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 94 | 89 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 76 | 87 | 87 | 105 | 453 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 12:42PM2.11m | 1:16AM2.10m | 1:25PM2.11m | 1:50AM2.10m | 2:06PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.68m | 7:19AM0.75m | 7:48PM0.64m | 7:59AM0.71m | 8:23PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | E 4 | SE 4 |
64 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 94 | 89 | 44 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 76 | 87 | 87 | 105 | 2 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 13 | SSE 17 |
22 | 24 | 45 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 195 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 |
12 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 51 | 19 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | E 4 | SSE 17 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 453 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 111 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 153 | 90 | 0 |
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