Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:02PM1.46m | 00:22AM1.44m | 12:52PM1.43m | 1:11AM1.39m | 1:41PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.24m | 6:39AM0.22m | 7:04PM0.29m | 7:25AM0.27m | 7:53PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 75 | 84 | 75 | 134 | 110 | 110 | 75 |
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