Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 63 | 111 | 111 | 152 | 141 | 140 | 98 | 119 | 100 | 173 | 249 | 559 | 271 | 694 | 234 | 228 | 191 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.72m | 6:16AM1.59m | 6:45PM1.72m | 7:11AM1.59m | 7:38PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:12AM0.04m | 12:30PM0.01m | 1:08AM0.02m | 1:26PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 68 | 69 | 86 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 289 | 271 | 271 | 234 | 228 | 191 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 120 | 7 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 44 | 63 | 111 | 111 | 152 | 141 | 140 | 98 | 119 | 100 | 173 | 249 | 559 | — | 694 | 96 | — | 123 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 137 | 147 | 147 | 110 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
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