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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
20.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)--
Afternoon (09 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (09 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010131413131313121212121414141389
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)451491550504478496388353587799756824799763751808554865130113142587335717321945
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
3.12
2:38AM
2.91
3:04PM
3.00
3:29AM
2.78
3:55PM
2.86
4:22AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
0.48
8:53AM
0.55
9:25PM
0.60
9:43AM
0.69
10:18PM
0.73
10:37AM
0.83
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:31-------8:32-------8:34------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242219181716202121201918181819191918181716161718
Feels °C (?)2422191918161918181717161615171717151411991011
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