Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1387 | 1187 | 1237 | 1158 | 1340 | 1321 | 1368 | 1311 | 1255 | 1218 | 1236 | 1042 | 1042 | 854 | 854 | 841 | 757 | 746 | 700 | 880 | 883 | 653 | 1083 | 1126 |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.49m | 5:00PM2.57m | 5:33AM2.43m | 6:18PM2.58m | 6:51AM2.49m | 7:33PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.78m | 10:36AM0.75m | 11:22PM0.87m | 11:51AM0.81m | 00:43AM0.85m | 1:13PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1387 | 1187 | 1237 | 1158 | 1340 | 1321 | 1368 | 1311 | 1255 | 1218 | 1236 | 1042 | 1042 | 854 | 854 | 841 | 757 | 746 | 700 | 880 | 883 | 653 | 1083 | 1126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 19 | W 7 | — | WSW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 1 | — | 453 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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