Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.42m | 4:33AM1.33m | 4:59PM1.44m | 5:19AM1.35m | 5:44PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.33m | 10:42AM0.29m | 11:18PM0.30m | 11:29AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 10 | ESE 14 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 35 | 25 | 26 | — | 17 | 21 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
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