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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
21.7° C
 (Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121515141414141413131312121211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38237085083682267167153752250888687496910081155151419051930174716601500126112261323
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
2.82
3:55PM
2.86
4:20AM
2.65
4:40PM
2.68
5:11AM
2.51
5:33PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.74
10:22PM
0.78
10:38AM
0.91
11:12PM
0.93
11:32AM
1.06
12:08AM
1.03
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset-----8:45-------8:44-------8:44--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919202020191919192122222120202020222018181717
Feels °C (?)172018191920191919192020202019191819191815151414
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