Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
21.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211777711881312131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23623623624024023661479285136345347229674530627010181187471486486411850836
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
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
onononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
3.29
2:13AM
3.09
2:34PM
3.18
2:54AM
2.97
3:14PM
3.03
3:36AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
0.35
8:27AM
0.42
8:54PM
0.47
9:08AM
0.57
9:36PM
0.62
9:51AM
0.74
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset-8:45-------8:45-------8:45------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191818191919191818181819202020191918191920
Feels °C (?)161718181615161515151415151517181717181817181819
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