Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3035 | 5562 | 5562 | 3237 | 5012 | 5366 | 5815 | 6004 | 4746 | 4606 | 4410 | 4410 | 4368 | 3746 | 3686 | 2680 | 2358 | 1945 | 1657 | 1329 | 990 | 1693 | 1657 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:05AM3.32m | 12:27PM3.20m | 00:42AM3.21m | 1:05PM3.08m | 1:18AM3.04m | 1:42PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM0.15m | 6:39PM0.32m | 7:01AM0.27m | 7:17PM0.47m | 7:39AM0.44m | 7:56PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 3035 | 5562 | 5562 | 3237 | 5012 | 5366 | 5815 | — | 4746 | 4606 | 4410 | — | — | 2111 | — | 2680 | 2358 | 1945 | 1657 | 1329 | 990 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 695 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 827 | — | 727 | — | — | — | — | 6004 | — | — | — | 4410 | 4368 | 3746 | 3686 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 140 | 1693 | 1657 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 90 | 90 | 43 | 11 | 90 | 113 | 219 | 142 | 112 | 235 | 90 | 82 | 91 | 81 | 81 | 52 | 42 | 52 | 104 | 113 | 95 | 95 |
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