Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 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
19.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1
WSW
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131414141314141416131414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8288418417007548116616427119349755067111005920934743711623486382376301260
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
3.24
1:44AM
3.22
2:03PM
3.12
2:28AM
3.11
2:48PM
2.96
3:18AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.33
8:01AM
0.42
8:21PM
0.45
8:48AM
0.57
9:08PM
0.60
9:41AM
0.73
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:28------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C191818181717182122191717161617202119181717181818
Feels °C (?)181818191716171920171414131414171716161515161514
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