Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1898 | 279 | 1391 | 1175 | 660 | 584 | 132 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 133 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.35m | 11:58AM1.43m | 00:21AM1.32m | 12:44PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.31m | 6:21PM0.32m | 6:33AM0.33m | 7:07PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 400 | 279 | 281 | 217 | 163 | 135 | 132 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 37 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — |
| kJ | 1898 | 3 | 1391 | 1175 | 660 | 584 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 205 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 222 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 77 | 3 | 3 |
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