Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 527 | 606 | 686 | 739 | 713 | 673 | 732 | 672 | 584 | 4106 | 4350 | 5788 | 10765 | 11066 | 11173 | 9044 | 9344 | 10430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:49PM3.08m | 9:14AM3.02m | 9:37PM3.23m | 10:00AM3.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.40m | 3:13AM0.27m | 3:31PM0.24m | 3:58AM0.12m | 4:14PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 421 | 527 | 606 | 686 | 739 | 713 | 673 | 732 | 672 | 552 | 1517 | 1024 | 1195 | 1361 | — | — | 9044 | 9344 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 256 | 332 | 329 | 305 | 404 | 404 | 390 | 453 | 261 | 378 | 731 | 1159 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 26 | WSW 15 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 152 | 141 | 206 | 584 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 7 | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 577 | 4106 | 4350 | 5788 | 10765 | 11066 | 11173 | — | — | 10430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 52 | 95 | 91 | 52 | 105 | 90 | 105 | 120 | 91 | 52 |
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