Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 947 | 785 | 672 | 493 | 368 | 368 | 304 | 976 | 2343 | 2608 | 2380 | 668 | 663 | 1226 | 745 | 677 | 582 | 437 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10PM3.18m | 11:35AM3.15m | 11:54PM3.18m | 12:18PM3.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.19m | 5:28AM0.14m | 5:49PM0.18m | 6:11AM0.16m | 6:34PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 947 | 785 | 672 | 493 | 368 | 368 | 304 | 286 | 2343 | 2440 | 2259 | 668 | 663 | 1226 | 745 | 677 | 582 | 437 | 458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 31 | 62 | 63 | 108 | 107 | 104 | — | — | — | 598 | 347 | 486 | 284 | 273 | 212 | 257 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 64 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 123 | — | 335 | 346 | 295 | 11 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 34 | 86 | 147 | 214 | 482 | 976 | 2284 | 2608 | 2380 | 204 | 344 | — | — | — | — | 240 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 103 | 95 | 132 | 187 | 131 | 139 | 423 | 52 | 91 | 81 | 52 | 52 | 81 | 81 | 95 | 329 | 177 | 330 |
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