Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 619 | 687 | 467 | 453 | 779 | 659 | 969 | 933 | 863 | 818 | 796 | 899 | 785 | 595 | 553 | 465 | 458 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:55PM2.79m | 7:26AM2.71m | 8:03PM2.95m | 8:31AM2.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.71m | 1:22AM0.71m | 1:49PM0.61m | 2:31AM0.53m | 2:54PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 480 | 319 | 687 | 467 | 453 | 779 | 659 | 969 | 933 | 863 | 818 | 796 | 899 | 785 | 595 | 553 | 465 | 458 | 351 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 773 | 619 | 159 | 91 | 113 | 313 | 539 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 140 | 118 | 86 | 79 | 77 | 55 | 55 | 36 | 428 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 26 | NNW 7 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 18 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 283 | 356 | 88 | 273 | 34 | 23 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 63 | 117 | 251 | 342 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | 143 | 147 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 81 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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