Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
W
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212161615141414131212111010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382376301260212216220175169173425382357347284280557583505432407386386585
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
2.97
3:43PM
2.78
4:19AM
2.83
4:52PM
2.64
5:32AM
2.74
6:08PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
0.73
10:03PM
0.77
10:43AM
0.88
11:09PM
0.91
11:57AM
0.97
12:26AM
0.97
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:30-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:24-------7:23--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718171717171718181818181918181819192021201919
Feels °C (?)151515131313131113111111121412131517182023222020
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