Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 28 | 35 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03AM1.54m | 5:30PM1.64m | 5:57AM1.56m | 6:23PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:51PM0.07m | 12:11PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 7 | E 8 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 35 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | E 15 | S 20 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 13 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 34 | 28 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 35 | 38 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 |
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