Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1208 | 1389 | 921 | 1028 | 2343 | 2314 | 2191 | 2082 | 1835 | 1632 | 1393 | 1241 | 1241 | 1178 | 1379 | 1141 | 1126 | 993 | 921 | 921 | 851 | 818 | 818 | 740 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54AM3.01m | 10:17PM3.16m | 10:38AM3.12m | 10:57PM3.21m | 11:17AM3.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.29m | 4:09PM0.26m | 4:34AM0.18m | 4:51PM0.20m | 5:13AM0.16m | 5:29PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1208 | 1389 | 921 | 1028 | 2343 | 2314 | 2191 | 2082 | 1835 | 1632 | 1393 | 1241 | 1241 | 1178 | 1379 | 1141 | 1126 | 993 | 921 | 921 | 851 | 818 | 818 | 740 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 73 | 751 | 877 | 46 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 79 | 186 | 213 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 68 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | 262 | 254 | 287 | 264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
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