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Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.5° 

Whatipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatipu today (08 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (08 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
773
1175
1159
1579
1362
1322
1127
1002
888
796
649
572
501
458
394
388
388
290
286
277
268
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NW
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32PM3.05m
10:53AM3.06m
11:09PM3.04m
11:29AM3.05m
11:43PM2.98m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.39m
4:47AM0.36m
5:05PM0.42m
5:24AM0.41m
5:42PM0.48m
5:59AM0.48m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
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5
8
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2
2
2
1
4
6
9
2
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
16
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
15
15
17
17
18
15
15
13
14
16
17
17
17
14
15
15
15
16
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