Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 86 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 82 | 126 | 102 | 71 | 115 | 193 | 161 | 155 | 114 | 114 | 87 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.48m | 7:21AM1.36m | 7:44PM1.49m | 8:05AM1.37m | 8:26PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.27m | 1:33PM0.24m | 2:07AM0.25m | 2:17PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 35 | 82 | 126 | 102 | 64 | 60 | 193 | 161 | 155 | 114 | 114 | 87 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 115 | 51 | 68 | 72 | 97 | 93 | 84 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | S 8 | SE 16 | E 12 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 21 | 175 | 175 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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