Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 9PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Dec)--
Afternoon (07 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (07 Dec)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121312121213121212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12891162953759703616605560550602852996902895504466517527585603508521410394
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
3.13
1:26PM
3.23
1:48AM
3.03
2:15PM
3.12
2:38AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.30
7:17AM
0.31
7:47PM
0.37
8:05AM
0.41
8:35PM
0.48
8:53AM
0.55
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:31------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019191818202120202019181820212020191818171920
Feels °C (?)181920201818202019202019181720191719191817171817
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