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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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Whatipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whatipu today?
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
430 | 364 | 358 | 358 | 364 | 290 | 290 | 309 | 357 | 362 | 357 | 264 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 264 | 318 | 314 | 382 | 387 | 418 | 407 | 401 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:47PM3.02m | 11:58AM2.89m | 00:20AM2.94m | 12:32PM2.78m | 00:56AM2.83m | 1:11PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.83m | 6:14PM0.80m | 6:35AM0.91m | 6:48PM0.87m | 7:13AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
430 | 364 | 358 | 358 | 364 | 290 | 290 | 309 | 357 | 362 | 357 | 264 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 253 | 264 | 318 | 314 | 382 | 387 | 418 | 407 | 401 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 300 | 95 | 24 |
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