Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 49 | 362 | 41 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.38m | 3:10AM1.30m | 3:35PM1.41m | 3:58AM1.33m | 4:22PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.34m | 9:18AM0.32m | 9:52PM0.31m | 10:06AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 35 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | S 18 | — | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 18 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | 49 | 362 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 180 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 38 | 58 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 3 | 0 |
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