Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 121 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.56m | 5:46AM1.51m | 6:09PM1.55m | 6:37AM1.53m | 6:59PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.15m | 11:36PM0.12m | 11:58AM0.15m | 00:27AM0.12m | 12:51PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 63 | — | 32 | 44 | 9 | 15 | 25 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 147 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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