Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.5° 

Whatipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatipu today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
253
175
212
162
152
149
147
144
167
202
226
436
499
701
834
811
777
732
711
700
613
604
546
449
379
336
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
0
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19AM2.54m
5:57PM2.66m
6:31AM2.57m
7:08PM2.71m
7:40AM2.68m
8:12PM2.83m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.79m
11:36AM0.78m
00:22AM0.78m
12:51PM0.74m
1:33AM0.68m
1:59PM0.63m
2:34AM0.54m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
18
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
18
20
20
18
17
15
15
16
18
21
22
21
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
13
13
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
15
17
18
16
17
15
15
16
17
21
23
21
17
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16
17
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