Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 192 | 186 | 138 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 128 | 253 | 251 | 246 | 241 | 118 | 136 | 124 | 117 | 47 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.57m | 9:48PM1.66m | 10:17AM1.53m | 10:41PM1.58m | 11:11AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.05m | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:31PM0.11m | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:24PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 195 | 192 | 186 | 138 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 253 | 251 | 246 | 241 | 70 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 20 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 86 | 85 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 128 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 118 | 136 | 124 | 117 | 47 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | — | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | — | 42 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | 7 | 61 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
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