Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
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
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414131414141313141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84182882884175770075481166164271193410805727111005920934743711623486424376
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
off
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)
7:17AM
0.32
7:37PM
0.33
8:01AM
0.42
8:21PM
0.45
8:48AM
0.57
9:08PM
0.60
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:28----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C172019181818171718212219171717161720211918171717
Feels °C (?)182018181919171717192017141414141416171616151514
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