Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 40 | 46 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 46 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.43m | 10:49AM1.46m | 11:11PM1.38m | 11:35AM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.25m | 5:08PM0.28m | 5:24AM0.29m | 5:55PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 35 | 45 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 46 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 40 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | E 6 | S 18 | S 17 | E 6 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 19 | S 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 14 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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