Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whatipu today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 680 | 607 | 617 | 479 | 465 | 394 | 388 | 382 | 430 | 454 | 349 | 270 | 223 | 332 | 864 | 1305 | 1657 | 1756 | 1629 | 1608 | 1405 | 1332 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:33AM2.38m | 8:01PM2.57m | 8:30AM2.58m | 8:53PM2.78m | 9:21AM2.78m | 9:41PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.96m | 1:58PM0.85m | 2:31AM0.73m | 2:51PM0.63m | 3:18AM0.50m | 3:37PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 743 | 680 | 607 | 617 | 479 | 465 | 394 | 388 | 382 | 273 | 454 | 349 | 270 | 205 | 130 | 864 | 1305 | 1657 | 1756 | 1629 | 1608 | 1405 | 1332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 169 | 121 | 100 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 199 | 223 | 268 | 223 | 220 | 89 | 56 | 36 | 27 | 20 | — | 432 | 584 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 18 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | — | — | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 61 | 89 | 177 | 332 | 149 | — | — | 45 | 91 | — | — | 216 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 115 | 152 | 229 | 291 | 321 | 306 | 430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 11 | 11 | 95 | 95 | 242 | 242 | 217 | 142 | 142 | 242 | 242 | 217 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 132 |
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