Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 12AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 390 | 329 | 1485 | 826 | 872 | 856 | 1689 | 4678 | 11347 | 15730 | 14367 | 11601 | 8986 | 7696 | 6290 | 4702 | 3761 | 3184 | 3292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.49m | 6:28AM2.39m | 7:06PM2.53m | 7:31AM2.44m | 8:02PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM1.10m | 12:48PM1.05m | 1:30AM1.06m | 1:49PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 390 | 329 | 36 | 247 | 286 | 418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8986 | 7696 | 6290 | 4702 | 3761 | 3184 | 3292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | SW 20 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | — | 122 | 255 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 295 | 999 | 1485 | 826 | 872 | 856 | 1689 | 4678 | 11347 | 15730 | 14367 | 11601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 314 | 87 | 87 | 108 | 124 | 109 | 255 | 246 | 246 | 180 | 95 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 52 | 52 |
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