Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.7° 

Whatipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatipu today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3398
2929
2459
2209
1811
1575
1249
1126
835
678
657
456
376
326
241
245
219
257
278
167
164
157
149
147
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
N
15
W
5
SSE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:06AM2.70m
3:41PM2.76m
4:10AM2.59m
4:47PM2.68m
5:19AM2.54m
5:57PM2.66m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.61m
10:01PM0.71m
10:26AM0.72m
11:08PM0.79m
11:36AM0.78m
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
15
16
17
14
14
15
15
17
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
10
11
9
11
11
14
13
11
11
12
12
13
16
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
17
17
14
14
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