Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 34 | 85 | 274 | 54 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 135 | 44 | 85 | 49 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.63m | 6:50AM1.57m | 7:13PM1.61m | 7:40AM1.57m | 8:03PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.07m | 1:05PM0.09m | 1:33AM0.08m | 1:56PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 29 | 37 | 274 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 85 | 49 | 41 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 34 | 85 | 1 | 54 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | E 9 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 14 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 199 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 75 | 60 | 3 |
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