Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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 Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
18
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
303
296
308
265
256
255
212
496
742
1154
1154
966
878
734
679
594
585
975
2187
2284
2291
2066
1931
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:29PM2.93m
3:00AM3.02m
3:27PM2.83m
3:58AM2.93m
4:27PM2.77m
4:59AM2.87m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.66m
8:43PM0.69m
9:19AM0.76m
9:42PM0.80m
10:20AM0.83m
10:45PM0.86m
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
11
12
11
12
12
11
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
12
14
12
11
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
276
303
296
308
265
256
255
212
496
742
1154
1154
966
878
734
679
594
585
449
2187
2284
2291
2066
1931
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
SW
23
0.3
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
18
Energy kJ
107
102
102
102
127
171
152
146
223
5
5
5
5
4
21
90
286
475
975
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.6
SW
12
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
W
23
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
10
10
34
8
8
8
126
3
3
13
10
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
Energy kJ
2
2
32
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
5
5
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
6
6
0
6
6
0
6
6
6
0
0
0
6
6
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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