Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1809 | 1667 | 1408 | 1349 | 1126 | 1019 | 920 | 907 | 893 | 867 | 769 | 757 | 689 | 613 | 535 | 471 | 379 | 634 | 240 | 211 | 200 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:21PM2.97m | 2:40AM2.92m | 3:07PM2.81m | 3:25AM2.73m | 3:57PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.49m | 8:36PM0.65m | 9:03AM0.65m | 9:24PM0.82m | 9:52AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1809 | 1667 | 1408 | 1349 | 1126 | 1019 | 920 | 907 | 893 | 867 | 769 | 757 | 689 | 613 | 535 | 471 | 379 | 100 | 240 | 169 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 72 | 26 | 51 | 66 | 100 | 89 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 634 | 152 | 211 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 177 | 180 | 142 |
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