Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 100 | 169 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 46 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:26AM1.50m | 12:58PM1.56m | 1:23AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:22AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.15m | 7:16PM0.18m | 7:38AM0.13m | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:36AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 49 | 169 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 102 | 100 | 27 | 62 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 13 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 53 | 51 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 78 | 0 |
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