Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 95 | 160 | 273 | 346 | 247 | 255 | 358 | 435 | 455 | 277 | 236 | 308 | 271 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.49m | 9:33AM1.41m | 9:54PM1.49m | 10:20AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:48PM0.23m | 4:17AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 160 | 273 | 346 | 247 | 255 | 358 | 435 | 455 | 277 | 236 | 308 | 271 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 87 | 86 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 95 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 147 | 5 | 198 | 198 | 23 | 215 | 215 | 222 | 223 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
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