Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 818 | 818 | 740 | 720 | 647 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 396 | 318 | 229 | 276 | 276 | 464 | 1276 | 1606 | 1811 | 1763 | 1772 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:34PM3.20m | 11:54AM3.14m | 00:08AM3.12m | 12:27PM3.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.22m | 5:50AM0.21m | 6:06PM0.31m | 6:25AM0.31m | 6:40PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 818 | 818 | 740 | 720 | 647 | 553 | 545 | 538 | 396 | 318 | 88 | 105 | 144 | 126 | 1276 | 1606 | 1811 | 1763 | 1772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 206 | — | — | 201 | 157 | 127 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 66 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 464 | 137 | — | 216 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 94 | 134 | 209 | 276 | 276 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 202 | 304 | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 185 | 176 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 131 | 131 | 95 | 95 | 128 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
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