Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 62 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 136 | 137 | 126 | 120 | 55 | 52 | 19 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:09AM1.55m | 8:32PM1.56m | 8:58AM1.60m | 9:22PM1.57m | 9:48AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.14m | 2:26PM0.13m | 2:49AM0.11m | 3:17PM0.11m | 3:39AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 127 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 136 | 137 | 126 | 120 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | S 17 | NE 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 62 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 52 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 10 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 77 | 27 | 3 |
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