Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 6AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.29m | 1:30PM1.38m | 1:54AM1.27m | 2:17PM1.37m | 2:43AM1.28m | 3:05PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.35m | 7:52PM0.35m | 8:03AM0.35m | 8:39PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:25PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 3 | S 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 80 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 75 | 77 | 3 | 3 |
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