Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 123 | 39 | 37 | 93 | 156 | 246 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.51m | 7:36AM1.45m | 7:58PM1.52m | 8:22AM1.49m | 8:44PM1.53m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.19m | 1:51PM0.19m | 2:19AM0.17m | 2:39PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 123 | 21 | 14 | 93 | 156 | 246 | 283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 39 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SE 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 166 | 5 | 78 | 106 | 23 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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