Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 352 | 347 | 282 | 249 | 249 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 138 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 128 | 218 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:55PM1.72m | 9:23AM1.57m | 9:48PM1.66m | 10:17AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.01m | 3:38PM0.05m | 4:12AM0.05m | 4:31PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 |
| kJ | 367 | 352 | 347 | 282 | 249 | 249 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 138 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 218 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 20 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 179 | 161 | 157 | 75 | 136 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 128 | 77 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | ESE 6 | SSE 23 | — | — | — | — | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 65 | 3 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 6 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 |
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