Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 18 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 9 | 162 | 25 | 156 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 44 | 61 | 494 | 44 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 575 | 43 | 43 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.38m | 2:21AM1.29m | 2:47PM1.38m | 3:10AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | 8:29AM0.34m | 9:05PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 44 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 162 | 25 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 61 | 494 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 575 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 75 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 270 | 180 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 33 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
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