Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 467 | 439 | 425 | 425 | 361 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 198 | 195 | 161 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.45m | 5:52AM1.35m | 6:18PM1.47m | 6:37AM1.35m | 7:01PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.31m | 12:02PM0.27m | 00:39AM0.29m | 12:48PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 467 | 439 | 425 | 425 | 361 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 198 | 195 | 161 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 19 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 24 | 6 | — | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 19 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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