Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 69 | 69 | 110 | 61 | 59 | 27 | 56 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.81m | 7:52AM1.65m | 8:21PM1.80m | 8:49AM1.62m | 9:18PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM-0.02m | 2:07PM-0.04m | 2:47AM-0.02m | 3:04PM-0.02m | 3:43AM-0.00m | 4:00PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 69 | 69 | 110 | 61 | 59 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | S 7 | E 11 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 12 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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