Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2664 | 334 | 478 | 451 | 1924 | 1810 | 1685 | 1391 | 1175 | 163 | 138 | 132 | 109 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 92 | 133 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.39m | 11:13AM1.47m | 11:35PM1.35m | 11:58AM1.43m | 00:21AM1.32m | 12:44PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.28m | 5:35PM0.29m | 5:48AM0.31m | 6:21PM0.32m | 6:33AM0.33m | 7:07PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 469 | 334 | 478 | 451 | 451 | 400 | 305 | 281 | 217 | 163 | 138 | 132 | 109 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 3 |
| kJ | 61 | 146 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 92 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 2664 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1924 | 1810 | 1685 | 1391 | 1175 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 240 | 240 | 205 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 222 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 75 | 3 | 3 |
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