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The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 451 | 491 | 550 | 504 | 478 | 496 | 388 | 353 | 587 | 799 | 756 | 824 | 799 | 763 | 751 | 808 | 554 | 865 | 1301 | 1314 | 2587 | 3357 | 1732 | 1945 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | NNE | NE | ESE | E | SE | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15PM 3.12 | 2:38AM 2.91 | 3:04PM 3.00 | 3:29AM 2.78 | 3:55PM 2.86 | 4:22AM 2.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:35PM 0.48 | 8:53AM 0.55 | 9:25PM 0.60 | 9:43AM 0.69 | 10:18PM 0.73 | 10:37AM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |

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