Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 6AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 932 | 419 | 537 | 885 | 1147 | 1319 | 1638 | 1799 | 6662 | 7105 | 4934 | 5539 | 6303 | 6680 | 6949 | 7132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:58PM3.14m | 11:20AM3.03m | 11:36PM3.14m | 11:58AM3.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.22m | 5:32PM0.27m | 5:54AM0.21m | 6:10PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 250 | 336 | 419 | 537 | 360 | 356 | 576 | — | — | 371 | 457 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 225 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 932 | 366 | 524 | 885 | 1147 | 1319 | 1638 | 1799 | 6662 | 7105 | 4934 | 5539 | 6303 | 6680 | 6949 | 7132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 105 | 108 | 120 | 172 | 165 | 239 | 222 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
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