Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 04 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
430
364
358
358
364
290
290
309
357
362
357
264
257
253
253
253
264
318
314
382
387
418
407
401
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:47PM3.02m
11:58AM2.89m
00:20AM2.94m
12:32PM2.78m
00:56AM2.83m
1:11PM2.67m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.83m
6:14PM0.80m
6:35AM0.91m
6:48PM0.87m
7:13AM0.98m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
19
19
17
17
17
18
18
18
20
21
18
14
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
14
15
14
14
14
17
17
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Energy kJ
430
364
358
358
364
290
290
309
357
362
357
264
257
253
253
253
264
318
314
382
387
418
407
401
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
2
4
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
6
300
95
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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