Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 57 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 81 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 64 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.62m | 1:57AM1.49m | 2:27PM1.60m | 2:57AM1.48m | 3:26PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.13m | 8:10AM0.13m | 8:49PM0.13m | 9:08AM0.14m | 9:46PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 64 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | S 20 | S 18 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 33 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 75 | 249 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 77 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 75 | 77 |
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