Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 281 | 288 | 257 | 232 | 190 | 185 | 153 | 125 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 83 | 63 | 52 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.62m | 3:08AM1.51m | 3:39PM1.63m | 4:07AM1.52m | 4:36PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.12m | 9:01PM0.13m | 9:20AM0.10m | 9:59PM0.11m | 10:18AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 275 | 281 | 288 | 257 | 232 | 190 | 185 | 153 | 125 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 83 | 63 | 52 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSW 10 | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 8 | E 17 | E 14 | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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