Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8PM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9408 | 9101 | 10586 | 9961 | 10689 | 11713 | 13510 | 13189 | 11614 | 10400 | 9522 | 9403 | 8708 | 8586 | 8458 | 8564 | 8913 | 8326 | 7664 | 6816 | 6229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00AM3.16m | 10:20PM3.31m | 10:42AM3.22m | 11:00PM3.31m | 11:21AM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.15m | 4:39AM0.06m | 4:55PM0.14m | 5:17AM0.08m | 5:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 9408 | 9101 | 8649 | — | — | — | — | — | 2285 | 2751 | — | — | 8708 | — | — | — | — | — | 7664 | 6816 | 6229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10586 | 9961 | 10689 | 11713 | 13510 | 13189 | 11614 | 10400 | 9522 | 9403 | — | 8586 | 8458 | 8564 | 8913 | 8326 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 105 | 118 | 91 | 52 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 164 | 120 | 113 | 95 | 95 | 120 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 149 | 222 | 239 |
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