Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.41m | 3:58AM1.33m | 4:22PM1.44m | 4:46AM1.37m | 5:09PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.32m | 9:52PM0.31m | 10:06AM0.28m | 10:40PM0.27m | 10:55AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 48 | 46 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 18 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 17 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | E 18 | SE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 6 | — | 44 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 33 | 58 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
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