Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 118 | 67 | 86 | 55 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.43m | 00:35AM1.36m | 1:02PM1.40m | 1:23AM1.33m | 1:50PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.26m | 6:30PM0.31m | 6:48AM0.30m | 7:17PM0.34m | 7:34AM0.33m | 8:05PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 90 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 118 | — | 86 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 2 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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