Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 336 | 287 | 209 | 205 | 167 | 166 | 133 | 119 | 91 | 94 | 116 | 114 | 104 | 128 | 130 | 128 | 204 | 207 | 223 | 487 | 674 | 886 | 1042 | 1513 | 1342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.82m | 9:06PM2.94m | 9:30AM2.95m | 9:51PM3.02m | 10:14AM3.03m | 10:32PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.54m | 2:55PM0.50m | 3:23AM0.41m | 3:43PM0.42m | 4:07AM0.35m | 4:26PM0.39m | 4:47AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 435 | 336 | 287 | 209 | 205 | 113 | 166 | 131 | 119 | 147 | 123 | 110 | 114 | 104 | 128 | 130 | 128 | 121 | 207 | 149 | 238 | 674 | 886 | 1042 | 1513 | 1342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 27 | 167 | 137 | 133 | 101 | 91 | 94 | 116 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 87 | 97 | 151 | 223 | 487 | 194 | 143 | 231 | 75 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 19 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 14 | — | 30 | 21 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 100 | 50 | 146 | 138 | 110 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 169 | 110 | 120 | 160 | 215 | 249 | 204 | — | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 20 | 270 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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