Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 209 | 423 | 613 | 368 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.46m | 9:43AM1.53m | 10:05PM1.43m | 10:28AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.21m | 4:04PM0.22m | 4:19AM0.24m | 4:50PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 2 | — | — | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 15 | NE 9 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | — | S 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 209 | 423 | 613 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 147 | 161 | 274 | 75 | 61 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 147 | 147 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 147 |
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