Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 101 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 123 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 139 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22PM1.44m | 4:46AM1.37m | 5:09PM1.47m | 5:33AM1.43m | 5:56PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.28m | 10:40PM0.27m | 10:55AM0.25m | 11:27PM0.22m | 11:45AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 26 | 48 | 46 | 101 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 123 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 139 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | NNE 4 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 91 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 18 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 17 | — | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | E 18 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | S 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 6 | — | 31 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 75 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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