Whatipu Surf Break

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6826
6568
5676
4268
3918
3740
2962
2444
2185
1876
1581
1762
1618
2304
2880
2795
2561
2254
2538
2219
2111
5262
4829
2744
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:25AM2.81m
2:53PM2.72m
3:15AM2.76m
3:49PM2.69m
4:15AM2.72m
4:54PM2.70m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.73m
8:47AM0.70m
9:12PM0.78m
9:42AM0.73m
10:12PM0.81m
10:44AM0.74m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
6
7
9
9
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
6
6
7
8
5
7
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
1.6
WSW
15
Energy kJ
6826
6568
5676
4268
3918
3740
2962
2444
2185
1876
1581
1762
1618
18
37
148
241
280
399
516
2111
5262
4829
1139
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
SW
21
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.1
SW
24
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
Energy kJ
690
681
437
174
111
98
59
33
17
10
6
6
18
133
211
22
798
870
181
180
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
9
22
117
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
9
9
11
21
29
26
24
2304
2880
2795
2561
2254
2538
2219
2744
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
6
7
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
18
18
18
11
11
11
11
42
42
11
81
81
91
91
91
81
81
43
11
11
112
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
1
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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