Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 277 | 268 | 277 | 358 | 449 | 455 | 277 | 241 | 3221 | 271 | 271 | 200 | 196 | 167 | 204 | 269 | 180 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.49m | 10:20AM1.45m | 10:41PM1.49m | 11:10AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.20m | 4:36PM0.22m | 5:02AM0.18m | 5:27PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 171 | 277 | 268 | 277 | 358 | 449 | 455 | 277 | 241 | 296 | 271 | 271 | 200 | 196 | 167 | 204 | 216 | 180 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | S 11 | ESE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 87 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 269 | 18 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 178 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 12 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3221 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 23 | 215 | 222 | 222 | 192 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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