Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:11AM1.43m | 5:33PM1.48m | 6:01AM1.51m | 6:24PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.23m | 11:22AM0.23m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:15PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 2 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 14 | E 9 | — | NE 4 | — | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 15 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 3 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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