Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 466 | 403 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 389 | 311 | 305 | 489 | 1227 | 1310 | 1272 | 1407 | 1126 | 1019 | 833 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM2.86m | 9:47AM2.78m | 10:07PM2.96m | 10:26AM2.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.70m | 4:04PM0.64m | 4:28AM0.58m | 4:41PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 466 | 403 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 389 | 311 | 305 | 352 | 1227 | 1310 | 1272 | 1407 | 1126 | 1019 | 833 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 30 | 67 | 169 | 283 | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 124 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 52 |
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