Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
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 18°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 72 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 330 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 33 | 54 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.31m | 1:10PM1.38m | 1:33AM1.29m | 1:59PM1.38m | 2:21AM1.29m | 2:47PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56AM0.34m | 7:29PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.35m | 8:17PM0.36m | 8:29AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 253 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 33 | 54 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | SE 13 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | SE 7 | S 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 7 | 330 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 110 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 155 | 223 | 240 | 180 | 0 |
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