Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 1AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (10 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2343
2191
2082
1835
1557
1393
1241
1241
1309
1241
1126
1126
993
921
921
840
818
818
829
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17PM3.16m
10:38AM3.12m
10:57PM3.21m
11:17AM3.16m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.26m
4:34AM0.18m
4:51PM0.20m
5:13AM0.16m
5:29PM0.22m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
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7:32
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Temp °C
19
17
15
15
15
15
16
19
19
17
15
15
15
14
16
17
15
15
14
Feels °C
17
15
13
14
14
14
14
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
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