Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1969 | 1748 | 1567 | 1401 | 1380 | 1198 | 1077 | 998 | 900 | 880 | 931 | 316 | 469 | 357 | 357 | 352 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02PM2.83m | 9:22AM2.76m | 9:41PM2.98m | 10:02AM2.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.58m | 3:39PM0.51m | 4:03AM0.41m | 4:16PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1969 | 1748 | 1567 | 1401 | 1380 | 1198 | 1077 | 998 | 900 | 880 | 931 | 212 | 227 | 185 | 194 | 248 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 116 | 107 | 67 | 102 | 316 | 469 | 357 | 357 | 352 | 313 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | — | 11 | 11 | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 314 | 314 | 300 | 90 | 95 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 300 | 329 | 0 | 322 | 90 |
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