Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 12PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1155 | 1155 | 1141 | 1141 | 1289 | 1473 | 1184 | 1155 | 1141 | 1141 | 1126 | 1054 | 1273 | 1209 | 1241 | 1208 | 1389 | 862 | 1028 | 2314 | 2414 | 2384 | 2082 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.64m | 8:38PM2.86m | 9:04AM2.84m | 9:31PM3.04m | 9:54AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.69m | 2:25PM0.58m | 3:01AM0.48m | 3:22PM0.39m | 3:51AM0.29m | 4:09PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1155 | 1155 | 1141 | 1141 | 1289 | 1473 | 1184 | 1155 | 1141 | 1141 | 1126 | 1054 | 1273 | 1209 | 1241 | 1208 | 1389 | 862 | 1028 | 2314 | 2414 | 2384 | 2082 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 42 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 74 | 751 | 877 | 46 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 64 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 45 | 54 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 81 | 81 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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