Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 12AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1609 | 1609 | 1118 | 1088 | 1718 | 940 | 857 | 846 | 834 | 1512 | 1512 | 1303 | 1227 | 1237 | 1174 | 1307 | 1321 | 1368 | 1311 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:48PM2.79m | 3:10AM2.64m | 3:48PM2.65m | 4:16AM2.49m | 5:00PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.63m | 9:33AM0.62m | 10:10PM0.78m | 10:36AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1609 | 1609 | 1118 | 1088 | 928 | 940 | 857 | 846 | 834 | 1512 | 1512 | 1303 | 1227 | 1237 | 1174 | 1307 | 1321 | 1368 | 1311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 27 | — | 20 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 96 | 88 | 111 | 1718 | 119 | 126 | 124 | 128 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 32 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 217 | 217 | 239 | 235 | 95 | 95 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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