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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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Whatipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whatipu today?
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
357 | 293 | 293 | 284 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 280 | 280 | 191 | 268 | 456 | 867 | 980 | 1109 | 943 | 2759 | 3971 | 4633 | 4121 | 3614 | 3262 | 5825 | 6239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:38AM2.72m | 1:58PM2.56m | 2:29AM2.63m | 2:56PM2.49m | 3:28AM2.58m | 4:00PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.95m | 7:56AM1.05m | 8:14PM1.03m | 8:47AM1.10m | 9:09PM1.09m | 9:49AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — |
357 | 293 | 293 | 284 | 276 | 276 | 276 | 109 | 280 | 191 | 508 | 456 | 867 | 980 | 1109 | 759 | 2759 | 3971 | 4633 | — | 784 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 80 | 280 | 17 | 77 | 268 | 257 | 313 | 286 | 281 | 943 | 422 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | — | 82 | 127 | 38 | 249 | 321 | 422 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 314 | 723 | 802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4121 | 3614 | 3262 | 5825 | 6239 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 314 | 314 | 354 | 354 | 247 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 52 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
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