Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.44m | 5:19AM1.35m | 5:44PM1.47m | 6:05AM1.38m | 6:29PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.30m | 11:29AM0.26m | 00:04AM0.26m | 12:16PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 21 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | N 3 | NE 6 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 9 | — | 2 | 19 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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