Whatipu Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whatipu

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (04 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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)
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.6
WSW
13
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.6
WSW
13
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
322
317
247
234
186
81
78
428
518
767
687
712
768
894
116
1149
856
111
821
831
546
555
584
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:03AM2.93m
12:18PM2.82m
00:41AM2.87m
12:58PM2.76m
1:22AM2.81m
1:42PM2.70m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.84m
6:34PM0.79m
6:57AM0.86m
7:14PM0.82m
7:38AM0.88m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
 mm
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
13
14
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
14
11
12
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
10
10
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.7
W
10
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
10
Energy kJ
206
121
317
247
234
186
81
78
428
518
767
687
712
768
894
1175
1149
856
111
109
108
546
188
275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
8
0.9
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.2
WSW
15
0.5
SW
11
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
1.1
NW
9
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
274
322
104
71
43
21
11
22
56
82
54
53
91
116
116
116
114
113
17
16
16
203
98
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.5
SW
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
Energy kJ
7
7
26
66
65
65
24
4
34
18
5
18
48
15
73
37
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
5
0.9
NW
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NE
3
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
11
Energy kJ
21
56
197
355
521
8
6
3
1526
1625
752
821
831
555
584
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
52
52
52
0
0
52
52
52
52
20
0
119
139
314
314
377
303
38
87
87
87
52
52
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
6
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