Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
8
1
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
2
WSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
313
219
276
317
493
933
987
796
721
607
465
451
451
335
304
1470
750
622
1289
1571
1809
2155
1850
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:21AM2.83m
4:54PM2.67m
5:30AM2.82m
6:05PM2.71m
6:39AM2.87m
7:12PM2.82m
Low Tide
10:45AM0.92m
11:11PM0.94m
11:58AM0.89m
00:25AM0.89m
1:06PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:38
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
16
2
WSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
342
313
219
219
215
493
933
987
796
721
607
465
451
451
335
304
390
209
622
414
1571
1809
2155
1850
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
SW
13
0.4
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
SW
8
1.3
SW
7
Energy kJ
40
75
134
276
317
241
14
23
21
34
54
82
82
37
37
37
124
180
1289
274
194
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
6
3
9
3
21
130
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SW
4
1.1
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
7
3
112
174
228
1470
750
581
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
6
11
11
11
11
6
0
0
0
149
149
95
131
137
142
90
42
42
11
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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