Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:01AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | 6:52AM1.59m | 7:15PM1.56m | 7:43AM1.66m | 8:07PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:15PM0.18m | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:09PM0.13m | 1:30AM0.08m | 2:03PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 14 | SE 5 | S 13 | E 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | ENE 5 | E 12 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 8 | E 5 | S 8 | E 5 | E 14 | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | E 3 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 52 | 100 | 383 | 407 | 192 | 149 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 27 | 35 | 3 |
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