Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 982 | 1309 | 1415 | 1415 | 1241 | 1087 | 1569 | 1645 | 731 | 690 | 689 | 649 | 1951 | 1018 | 772 | 1162 | 2122 | 3341 | 3133 | 2709 | 2809 | 2789 | 2925 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:40AM3.01m | 12:59PM2.96m | 1:11AM2.86m | 1:31PM2.83m | 1:41AM2.70m | 2:03PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58AM0.44m | 7:13PM0.57m | 7:29AM0.58m | 7:46PM0.72m | 8:00AM0.73m | 8:20PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1042 | 982 | 1309 | 1415 | 1415 | 1241 | 1087 | 1569 | 1645 | 244 | 344 | 649 | 459 | 902 | 1018 | 355 | 1162 | 2122 | 262 | 3133 | 2709 | 2809 | 2789 | 2925 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 847 | 629 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | 731 | 690 | 63 | 649 | — | — | 772 | 688 | 188 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | 81 | — | — | 561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 73 | 76 | 84 | 52 | 80 | — | — | 106 | 329 | 558 | 689 | — | 1951 | 454 | 298 | 201 | — | 3341 | 377 | 527 | 588 | 639 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 95 | 108 | 314 | 112 | 108 | 52 | 0 | 124 | 126 | 365 | 235 | 52 | 52 | 105 | 122 | 52 | 52 | 95 | 190 | 133 | 241 | 180 |
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