Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SE 7 | S 13 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 66 | 83 | 232 | 92 | 51 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 1154 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.64m | 5:57AM1.56m | 6:23PM1.63m | 6:50AM1.57m | 7:13PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.07m | 12:11PM0.08m | 00:43AM0.07m | 1:05PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 83 | 232 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SE 6 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 8 | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 92 | 51 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1154 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 179 | 88 | 3 |
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