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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whatipu today?
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 322 | 250 | 193 | 251 | 243 | 575 | 536 | 517 | 606 | 606 | 584 | 606 | 1198 | 1198 | 1289 | 1162 | 953 | 759 | 703 | 605 | 605 | 560 | 623 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | on | on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:20PM 3.21 | 11:49AM 3.31 | 12:09AM 3.19 | 12:38PM 3.29 | 12:59AM 3.13 | 1:26PM 3.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:40AM 0.19 | 6:08PM 0.25 | 6:29AM 0.23 | 6:58PM 0.30 | 7:17AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
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