Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)14141313131313141414131111111018171616169101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4253844794654654653683793793843623706295253853956402008280347721946268627952132
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
20
NE
25
N
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassoffglassonglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
2.65
8:05AM
2.84
8:37PM
2.81
9:07AM
2.99
9:33PM
2.99
9:57AM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.91
2:32PM
0.79
2:57AM
0.74
3:29PM
0.60
3:50AM
0.58
4:16PM
0.45
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:31-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:21-------7:19-------7:17
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------111--11---------
Temp. °C181817171821201918182019192019191817171716171716
Feels °C (?)202018181822202018161814181918181712121110111111
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