Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 749 | 627 | 527 | 445 | 758 | 865 | 865 | 847 | 719 | 612 | 667 | 852 | 3213 | 3768 | 4439 | 4864 | 5089 | 5023 | 6049 | 4009 | 7487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:18PM3.16m | 00:37AM3.11m | 1:03PM3.10m | 1:22AM2.99m | 1:50PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.23m | 6:55AM0.24m | 7:20PM0.32m | 7:41AM0.34m | 8:09PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 749 | 627 | 527 | 445 | 277 | — | — | — | — | 313 | 424 | 852 | 3213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 332 | 282 | 295 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 351 | 295 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 302 | 432 | 758 | 865 | 865 | 847 | 719 | 612 | 667 | 692 | — | 3768 | 4439 | 4864 | 5089 | 5023 | 6049 | 4009 | 7487 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 247 | 247 | 330 | 357 | 121 | 137 | 121 | 121 | 120 | 187 | 354 | 354 | 367 | 354 | 354 |
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