Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 9PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 563 | 539 | 674 | 808 | 973 | 993 | 1429 | 1493 | 1512 | 1177 | 1024 | 1117 | 909 | 1729 | 2146 | 2867 | 3152 | 3336 | 3035 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:41PM3.34m | 11:04AM3.24m | 11:24PM3.36m | 11:47AM3.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.20m | 5:02AM0.09m | 5:19PM0.17m | 5:43AM0.08m | 6:00PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 563 | 535 | 526 | 808 | 973 | 993 | 1429 | 1493 | 1512 | 1177 | 1024 | 1117 | 909 | 1729 | 2146 | 2867 | 3152 | 3336 | 3035 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | NW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 257 | 539 | 674 | 329 | 323 | 242 | 152 | 151 | — | 280 | 368 | 121 | 566 | 13 | 194 | 46 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 149 | — | 174 | 269 | 423 | 672 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 81 | 81 | 91 | 91 |
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