Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 38 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.49m | 6:51AM1.41m | 7:13PM1.51m | 7:36AM1.45m | 7:58PM1.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.23m | 1:03PM0.21m | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:51PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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