Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1362 | 1435 | 1117 | 1230 | 1028 | 808 | 683 | 723 | 612 | 541 | 421 | 504 | 650 | 686 | 739 | 785 | 745 | 732 | 808 | 545 | 3278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17AM2.63m | 7:53PM2.89m | 8:21AM2.83m | 8:49PM3.08m | 9:14AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.60m | 2:20AM0.49m | 2:41PM0.40m | 3:13AM0.27m | 3:31PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | SW 10 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 1362 | 1435 | 1117 | 1230 | 1028 | 808 | 683 | 723 | 612 | 541 | 421 | 504 | 650 | 686 | 739 | 785 | 745 | 732 | 453 | 276 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 23 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 130 | 116 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 75 | 58 | 89 | 113 | 175 | 171 | 256 | 332 | 329 | 305 | 404 | 404 | 480 | 206 | 545 | 378 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 26 | WSW 15 | SW 24 | SW 22 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 47 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | — | 13 | 152 | 141 | 122 | 222 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | W 6 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 808 | 144 | 3278 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 81 | 119 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 42 | 29 | 137 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 91 |
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