Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (16 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4833 | 5157 | 5369 | 5305 | 4746 | 4606 | 4810 | 4214 | 3973 | 3737 | 3515 | 2544 | 2232 | 1836 | 1688 | 1587 | 1830 | 1708 | 1777 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:27PM3.20m | 00:42AM3.21m | 1:05PM3.08m | 1:18AM3.04m | 1:42PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.32m | 7:01AM0.27m | 7:17PM0.47m | 7:39AM0.44m | 7:56PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 4833 | 5157 | 5369 | 5305 | 4746 | 4606 | 4810 | 4214 | 2411 | 2111 | — | 2544 | 2232 | 1836 | 1688 | 1587 | 1253 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3973 | 3737 | 3515 | — | — | — | — | — | 1830 | 1708 | 1777 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 90 | 149 | 142 | 142 | 235 | 112 | 90 | 82 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 52 | 42 | 52 | 105 | 113 | 112 | 95 |
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