Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 900 | 826 | 834 | 321 | 469 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 318 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 290 | 286 | 234 | 255 | 255 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:41PM2.98m | 10:02AM2.90m | 10:20PM3.08m | 10:41AM2.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03AM0.41m | 4:16PM0.37m | 4:39AM0.29m | 4:54PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 900 | 826 | 834 | 169 | 249 | 207 | 202 | 210 | 188 | 211 | 190 | 134 | 290 | 286 | 234 | 255 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 107 | 67 | 102 | 321 | 469 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 318 | 304 | 299 | 346 | 103 | 98 | 125 | 96 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 24 | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | W 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 199 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 85 | 58 | 31 | 168 | 225 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 300 | 329 | 327 | 327 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 66 |
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