Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 143 | 151 | 176 | 208 | 239 | 257 | 2223 | 2127 | 331 | 296 | 232 | 235 | 235 | 159 | 190 | 95 | 188 | 188 | 303 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05AM1.58m | 8:30PM1.65m | 8:57AM1.56m | 9:21PM1.59m | 9:48AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.05m | 2:52AM0.05m | 3:13PM0.09m | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 143 | 151 | 176 | 208 | 239 | 257 | 313 | 320 | 331 | 296 | 232 | 235 | 235 | 159 | 190 | 95 | 188 | 188 | 303 | 428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 72 | 72 | 182 | 193 | 151 | 188 | 177 | 184 | 192 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 10 | 83 | — | — | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 62 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 23 | 159 | 164 | 217 | 196 | 2223 | 2127 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 149 | 151 | 175 | 192 | 192 | 205 | 192 | 192 | 205 | 192 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 222 | 223 | 384 | 222 |
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