Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 645 | 282 | 223 | 223 | 205 | 172 | 211 | 525 | 721 | 961 | 1127 | 1110 | 1077 | 890 | 797 | 563 | 428 | 397 | 390 | 379 | 559 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:57PM2.65m | 4:19AM2.55m | 4:55PM2.53m | 5:21AM2.43m | 6:00PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.82m | 10:18PM0.97m | 10:47AM0.96m | 11:19PM1.07m | 11:46AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 282 | 205 | 169 | 144 | 172 | 150 | 525 | 721 | 961 | 1127 | 1110 | 1077 | 890 | 797 | 563 | 428 | 397 | 390 | 379 | 559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 66 | 100 | 100 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 211 | 88 | 74 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 645 | 147 | 223 | 223 | 205 | 169 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 32 | 76 | 293 | 717 | 766 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 242 | 217 | 90 | 90 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 327 | 142 | 314 | 303 | 132 | 20 | 132 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 87 |
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