Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 75 | 73 | 57 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 61 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.64m | 00:58AM1.51m | 1:28PM1.62m | 1:57AM1.49m | 2:27PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.12m | 7:13AM0.12m | 7:51PM0.13m | 8:10AM0.13m | 8:49PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 75 | 73 | 57 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 17 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 61 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 198 | 249 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 249 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 153 | 0 | 0 |
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