Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 6PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 691 | 851 | 1338 | 1555 | 1787 | 1765 | 1721 | 1655 | 1550 | 1279 | 1016 | 785 | 672 | 493 | 406 | 368 | 304 | 357 | 1165 | 2877 | 2196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07AM2.96m | 10:26PM3.11m | 10:51AM3.09m | 11:10PM3.18m | 11:35AM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.28m | 4:45AM0.19m | 5:05PM0.19m | 5:28AM0.14m | 5:49PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 691 | 851 | 1338 | 1555 | 1787 | 1765 | 1721 | 1655 | 1550 | 1279 | 1016 | 785 | 672 | 493 | 406 | 368 | 304 | 357 | — | 2877 | 2196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 486 | 404 | 26 | — | 28 | — | — | 27 | 28 | 29 | — | 9 | 8 | 62 | 62 | 108 | 107 | 104 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 35 | 85 | 109 | 172 | 303 | 600 | 1165 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 360 | 242 | 246 | 142 | 11 | 142 | 142 | 314 | 329 | 330 | 95 | 91 | 120 | 131 | 354 | 139 | 409 | 157 | 52 | 52 |
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