Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 276 | 464 | 1276 | 1606 | 1811 | 1763 | 1772 | 1042 | 982 | 1309 | 1415 | 1415 | 1379 | 1087 | 1057 | 921 | 838 | 768 | 649 | 649 | 669 | 680 | 1545 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:08AM3.12m | 12:27PM3.07m | 00:40AM3.01m | 12:59PM2.96m | 1:11AM2.86m | 1:31PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.31m | 6:40PM0.43m | 6:58AM0.44m | 7:13PM0.57m | 7:29AM0.58m | 7:46PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 127 | 140 | 162 | 1276 | 1606 | 1811 | 1763 | 1772 | 1042 | 982 | 1309 | 1415 | 1415 | 1379 | 1087 | 1057 | 921 | 838 | 768 | 649 | 649 | 669 | 680 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | W 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 225 | 222 | 464 | — | — | 216 | — | 86 | 847 | 629 | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 63 | 82 | 126 | 306 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 276 | 276 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 6 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 172 | 245 | 206 | 104 | — | 97 | 97 | 53 | 53 | 77 | 100 | 136 | 216 | 314 | 418 | 608 | 534 | 422 | 346 | 416 | 1545 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 108 | 314 | 113 | 91 | 132 | 0 | 364 | 466 | 283 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 109 |
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