Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1121 | 961 | 780 | 680 | 623 | 431 | 431 | 546 | 699 | 607 | 1052 | 1526 | 1859 | 1143 | 1204 | 1780 | 2999 | 4050 | 3957 | 2647 | 7537 | 4411 | 4190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:41AM2.96m | 1:03PM2.86m | 1:13AM2.75m | 1:37PM2.68m | 1:46AM2.53m | 2:17PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.49m | 7:17PM0.68m | 7:35AM0.67m | 7:53PM0.87m | 8:10AM0.86m | 8:36PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 1121 | 961 | 780 | 680 | 623 | 431 | 431 | 546 | 699 | 607 | 1052 | 1526 | 1859 | 1143 | 1204 | 1780 | 2999 | 4050 | 2330 | 2103 | 1859 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 6 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 7 | — | 31 | 31 | 27 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 358 | 446 | 328 | — | — | 1674 | 2647 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 16 | 30 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3957 | — | 7537 | 4411 | 4190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 142 | 242 | 322 | 323 | 142 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 314 | 327 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 81 | 90 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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