
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
487 | 773 | 1175 | 1159 | 1579 | 1362 | 1322 | 1127 | 1002 | 888 | 796 | 649 | 572 | 501 | 458 | 394 | 388 | 388 | 290 | 286 | 277 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM3.05m | 10:53AM3.06m | 11:09PM3.04m | 11:29AM3.05m | 11:43PM2.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.39m | 4:47AM0.36m | 5:05PM0.42m | 5:24AM0.41m | 5:42PM0.48m | 5:59AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 |
194 | 773 | 1175 | 1159 | 1579 | 1362 | 1322 | 1127 | 1002 | 888 | 796 | 649 | 572 | 501 | 458 | 394 | 388 | 388 | 290 | 286 | 277 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | S 7 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 12 |
487 | 158 | 143 | 192 | 77 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 10 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 65 | 223 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | WNW 8 | W 12 | — |
146 | 110 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 26 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 95 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 132 | 90 | 127 | 20 | 0 |
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