Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.57m | 8:28AM1.55m | 8:51PM1.52m | 9:16AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.11m | 2:46PM0.14m | 3:08AM0.15m | 3:35PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 68 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | E 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 14 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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