Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 710 | 537 | 409 | 403 | 319 | 324 | 240 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 130 | 57 | 49 | 88 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 140 | 142 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43AM2.74m | 3:19PM2.69m | 3:43AM2.63m | 4:26PM2.65m | 4:55AM2.57m | 5:41PM2.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.62m | 9:43PM0.78m | 10:11AM0.69m | 10:51PM0.83m | 11:19AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 865 | 710 | 537 | 409 | 403 | 319 | 324 | 240 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 144 | 130 | 57 | 41 | 88 | 87 | 57 | 71 | 68 | 79 | 73 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 51 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 17 | 42 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 142 | 283 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 3 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | SW 10 | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 69 | 140 | 73 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 131 | 11 | 6 | 90 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
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