Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4PM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 81 | 128 | 336 | 214 | 210 | 120 | 118 | 68 | 124 | 116 | 46 | 44 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.53m | 10:41PM1.58m | 11:11AM1.50m | 11:32PM1.51m | 12:02PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.11m | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:24PM0.18m | 5:51AM0.16m | 6:15PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 20 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 79 | 336 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 47 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 20 | ESE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 128 | 77 | 214 | 210 | 120 | 118 | 68 | 124 | 116 | 46 | 44 | 12 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 74 | 11 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 |
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