Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 18 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
21.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (18 Dec)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (18 Dec)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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 (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.1
SW
2
WSW
2.4
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)14141414141313131313121212121211778999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54054671394934632800235920841830167315001299127711581080108732534056997411511037117712551179
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
2.67
9:54AM
2.75
10:06PM
2.74
10:32AM
2.85
10:44PM
2.80
11:09AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
0.76
4:05PM
0.82
4:22AM
0.70
4:44PM
0.76
5:00AM
0.64
5:23PM
0.70
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:38-------8:39
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1---1---3411---
Temp. °C171716161717181717181818181919191918181717171717
Feels °C (?)111211111313141313151414141514141413121212121111
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