Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 256 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 192 | 170 | 200 | 319 | 204 | 253 | 173 | 212 | 159 | 137 | 207 | 164 | 119 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:41PM1.49m | 11:10AM1.48m | 11:32PM1.49m | 12:02PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.18m | 5:27PM0.21m | 5:51AM0.17m | 6:20PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 213 | 256 | 261 | 261 | 226 | 192 | 170 | 200 | 240 | 204 | 170 | 173 | 212 | 159 | 137 | 207 | 164 | 119 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | S 11 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 51 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 319 | 18 | 63 | 84 | 15 | 67 | 117 | 108 | 99 | 89 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 253 | 8 | 115 | 32 | 45 | 151 | 141 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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