Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 821 | 890 | 816 | 804 | 804 | 816 | 828 | 865 | 877 | 721 | 621 | 478 | 471 | 357 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 450 | 589 | 1531 | 1674 | 3958 | 4470 | 4438 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.83m | 4:46PM2.73m | 5:13AM2.73m | 5:46PM2.67m | 6:14AM2.67m | 6:47PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.83m | 11:07PM0.90m | 11:40AM0.89m | 00:07AM0.95m | 12:38PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 821 | 890 | 816 | 804 | 804 | 816 | 828 | 865 | 877 | 721 | 621 | 478 | 471 | 147 | 394 | 590 | 776 | 574 | 399 | 1531 | 1674 | 3958 | 4470 | 4438 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 9 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 68 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 43 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 357 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 450 | 589 | 231 | 711 | 42 | 17 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | E 5 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 52 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 268 | 270 | 275 | 275 | 157 | 95 | 142 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 11 | 105 | 90 | 90 | 91 |
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