Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 144 | 73 | 59 | 49 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 140 | 142 | 286 | 348 | 486 | 644 | 1475 | 544 | 773 | 869 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:26PM2.65m | 4:55AM2.57m | 5:41PM2.68m | 6:12AM2.59m | 6:55PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.69m | 10:51PM0.83m | 11:19AM0.73m | 00:06AM0.81m | 12:34PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 167 | 144 | 60 | 59 | 41 | 88 | 87 | 56 | 68 | 85 | 99 | 123 | 159 | 181 | 297 | 961 | 1475 | 544 | 590 | 869 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | W 7 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 1 | 73 | 49 | 49 | 17 | 27 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 142 | 286 | 348 | 486 | 644 | 885 | 214 | 773 | 242 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 69 | 140 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 36 | — | 212 | — | — | 283 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 10 | N 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 18 | 1420 | 10 | 980 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 90 | 95 | 131 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 42 | 42 | 95 | 52 | 132 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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