Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 8PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 134 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 98 | 89 | 123 | 354 | 373 | 377 | 326 | 229 | 222 | 414 | 414 | 572 | 529 | 694 | 741 | 737 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.40m | 2:47AM1.33m | 3:15PM1.40m | 3:34AM1.33m | 4:02PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.31m | 8:41PM0.35m | 8:57AM0.32m | 9:29PM0.36m | 9:43AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 140 | 134 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 57 | 123 | 36 | 207 | 247 | 236 | 229 | 222 | 414 | 414 | 289 | 529 | 668 | 668 | 737 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 17 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 15 | E 11 | ESE 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 9 | — | SE 10 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 30 | 72 | 8 | 18 | 89 | 57 | 123 | 41 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 77 | — | 54 | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 12 | NE 5 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 12 | — | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 49 | 24 | 1 | 67 | 98 | 23 | 25 | 82 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | W 2 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 2 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 354 | 373 | 377 | 326 | — | — | 273 | 368 | 572 | 1 | 694 | 741 | 682 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 205 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 58 | 7 | 0 |
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