Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131312121514151313141414141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)301357352368352342394394451290489299294294647711444451765865975907876766
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
2.64
1:55AM
2.67
2:14PM
2.48
2:49AM
2.53
3:20PM
2.36
3:58AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.99
7:45PM
0.98
8:14AM
1.11
8:31PM
1.11
9:10AM
1.21
9:33PM
1.21
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:02----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019181717171717181918171717161618181918171716
Feels °C (?)212119181717171616161717161616141416171917161513
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