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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 Feb 2026 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
22.2° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (14 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (14 Feb)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212126789999158814141313131399121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1209998214396885188722641982137251061757186942153010305636113556332215641060201316941402
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
30
SW
25
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
2.55
9:05PM
2.56
9:35AM
2.73
9:55PM
2.74
10:21AM
2.92
10:40PM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
1.09
3:10PM
1.05
3:29AM
0.91
3:59PM
0.85
4:16AM
0.71
4:41PM
0.65
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:52------
Sunset-----8:21-------8:20-------8:17--
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C212019191919181818181818181718181818192020191818
Feels °C (?)22171614131411111112111081113101112131515151516
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