Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 1351 | 1362 | 1272 | 1179 | 1126 | 1019 | 845 | 743 | 486 | 400 | 791 | 753 | 735 | 1302 | 2865 | 3496 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:07PM2.96m | 10:26AM2.88m | 10:45PM3.03m | 11:04AM2.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.58m | 4:41PM0.54m | 5:04AM0.48m | 5:18PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 352 | 1351 | 1362 | 1272 | 1179 | 1126 | 1019 | 845 | 743 | 486 | 400 | 791 | 742 | 663 | — | 295 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 22 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 124 | 18 | 240 | 322 | — | 352 | 352 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 43 | 45 | 82 | 335 | 836 | 698 | 753 | 735 | 1302 | 2865 | 3496 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 127 | 170 | 0 | 329 | 133 | 87 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 84 | 52 | 52 |
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