
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 | NE 4 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:01AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | 6:52AM1.59m | 7:15PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:15PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:09PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 11 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | WNW 3 | E 11 | — |
12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | SE 12 | S 17 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | — |
7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | 15 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 118 | 366 | 134 | 180 | 3 |
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