Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 1AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1292 | 1241 | 1126 | 1126 | 993 | 921 | 921 | 851 | 818 | 818 | 740 | 720 | 647 | 553 | 545 | 463 | 396 | 318 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:57PM3.21m | 11:17AM3.16m | 11:34PM3.20m | 11:54AM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.20m | 5:13AM0.16m | 5:29PM0.22m | 5:50AM0.21m | 6:06PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1292 | 1241 | 1126 | 1126 | 993 | 921 | 921 | 851 | 818 | 818 | 740 | 230 | 647 | 553 | 545 | 463 | 396 | 318 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 70 | 154 | 188 | — | 711 | — | — | 720 | 181 | 152 | 111 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 94 | 134 | 209 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | 218 | 206 | 230 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 95 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
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