Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 150 | 155 | 175 | 253 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 56 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.65m | 00:01AM1.54m | 12:30PM1.64m | 00:58AM1.51m | 1:28PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58PM0.10m | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | 7:13AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 56 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | S 10 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 2 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | E 10 | E 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | E 15 | — | — | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | 33 | — | 3 | 28 | 150 | 155 | 175 | 253 | 17 | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 78 | 192 | 215 | 5 | 215 | 5 | 5 | 215 | 198 | 198 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 114 | 77 | 0 |
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