Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 1344 | 1229 | 1016 | 173 | 159 | 179 | 132 | 132 | 159 | 160 | 121 | 343 | 448 | 542 | 462 | 186 | 314 | 278 | 266 | 812 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.56m | 9:21PM1.59m | 9:48AM1.53m | 10:10PM1.53m | 10:38AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.09m | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:29AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 309 | 286 | 298 | 194 | 138 | 159 | 179 | 132 | 132 | 159 | 160 | 114 | 343 | 448 | 542 | 462 | 182 | 314 | 278 | 266 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 139 | 144 | 212 | 173 | 130 | 85 | 54 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 121 | 2 | — | — | — | 186 | 77 | 50 | 51 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 62 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 19 | 18 | 42 | 812 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 1344 | 1229 | 1016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 192 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 274 | 222 | 223 | 222 | 240 | 192 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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