Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 1PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 14 | N 3 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 3 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43AM1.66m | 8:07PM1.60m | 8:35AM1.71m | 9:00PM1.61m | 9:28AM1.73m | 9:55PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.08m | 2:03PM0.08m | 2:22AM0.05m | 2:57PM0.05m | 3:16AM0.03m | 3:52PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | E 6 | S 17 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 8 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | S 18 | E 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 13 | — | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | E 14 | — | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | E 16 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 8 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | — | NW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 106 | 52 | 27 | 106 | 106 | 91 | 3 | 106 | 106 |
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