Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 104 | 101 | 76 | 42 | 40 | 101 | 66 | 49 | 42 | 121 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.68m | 4:21AM1.56m | 4:53PM1.71m | 5:19AM1.58m | 5:50PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.07m | 10:15PM0.10m | 10:34AM0.04m | 11:14PM0.06m | 11:33AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 112 | 104 | 101 | 76 | 42 | 40 | 54 | 55 | 49 | 36 | 121 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 101 | 66 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 56 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 11 | S 16 | E 13 | NE 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 384 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 50 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 77 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
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