Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 167 | 167 | 226 | 436 | 499 | 701 | 834 | 811 | 777 | 732 | 711 | 700 | 613 | 555 | 546 | 449 | 379 | 336 | 287 | 209 | 205 | 202 | 208 | 106 | 103 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:31AM2.57m | 7:08PM2.71m | 7:40AM2.68m | 8:12PM2.83m | 8:40AM2.82m | 9:06PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.78m | 12:51PM0.74m | 1:33AM0.68m | 1:59PM0.63m | 2:34AM0.54m | 2:55PM0.50m | 3:23AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 144 | 167 | 167 | 137 | 436 | 499 | 701 | 834 | 811 | 777 | 732 | 711 | 700 | 613 | 555 | 546 | 449 | 379 | 336 | 287 | 209 | 140 | 202 | 208 | 106 | 103 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 39 | 226 | 119 | 119 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 32 | 205 | 142 | 140 | 9 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 75 | 107 | 24 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 234 | 270 | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
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