Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM1.38m | 6:29PM1.49m | 6:51AM1.41m | 7:13PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:04AM0.26m | 12:16PM0.23m | 00:49AM0.23m | 1:03PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 40 | 20 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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