Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 17 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 265 | 253 | 72 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 64 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:10PM1.38m | 1:33AM1.29m | 1:59PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.35m | 6:56AM0.34m | 7:29PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 235 | 265 | 253 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 64 | 358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 38 | 3 |
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