Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 138 | 604 | 1030 | 1018 | 1286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.54m | 9:20PM1.46m | 9:43AM1.53m | 10:05PM1.43m | 10:28AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.18m | 3:18PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.21m | 4:04PM0.22m | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 138 | — | — | 1018 | 1286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 18 | SE 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | N 4 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | — | WSW 2 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 16 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 17 | 604 | 1030 | 18 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 134 | 116 | 161 | 221 | 75 | 116 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 106 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 147 |
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