Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.63m | 10:13PM1.57m | 10:40AM1.65m | 11:06PM1.56m | 11:34AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.10m | 4:30AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.10m | 5:22AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | E 3 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | S 15 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 11 | S 16 | S 17 | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | E 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 39 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 77 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 183 | 192 | 5 | 5 |
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