Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 118 | 113 | 101 | 110 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.65m | 11:06PM1.56m | 11:34AM1.65m | 00:01AM1.54m | 12:30PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.09m | 5:03PM0.10m | 5:22AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.10m | 6:17AM0.10m | 6:54PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 22 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | S 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 12 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 118 | 113 | 101 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 264 | 240 | 3 | 215 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 192 | 80 | 3 | 3 |
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