Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 46 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 53 | 266 | 112 | 108 | 103 | 60 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.51m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:22AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:22AM1.54m | 3:55PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.13m | 8:15PM0.16m | 8:36AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.13m | 9:35AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 112 | 108 | 103 | 60 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 46 | 17 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | 266 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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