Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 61 | 77 | 102 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:52AM1.49m | 5:17PM1.56m | 5:46AM1.51m | 6:09PM1.55m | 6:37AM1.53m | 6:59PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.15m | 11:36PM0.12m | 11:58AM0.15m | 00:27AM0.12m | 12:51PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | S 15 | SE 14 | — | — | NE 8 | — | S 19 | — | S 9 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 63 | 102 | 32 | — | 15 | 40 | 8 | — | — | 14 | — | 7 | — | 13 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
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