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

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whatipu

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (06 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
9
2.4
SW
9
1.3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
922
919
800
935
484
434
769
1180
1433
1527
1430
1208
1015
1288
5535
6653
7689
8697
8541
9427
10727
4337
4372
8899
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:42PM2.70m
2:07AM2.75m
2:31PM2.64m
2:56AM2.71m
3:25PM2.61m
3:52AM2.71m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.87m
8:24AM0.91m
8:46PM0.91m
9:18AM0.92m
9:43PM0.93m
10:19AM0.90m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
7
8
9
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
SW
22
0.6
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1.3
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
17
4.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
71
72
200
110
148
354
347
73
55
54
121
302
684
1288
1775
2796
8899
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
NW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.2
WSW
23
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
WSW
21
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
37
36
72
85
79
86
69
4
4
54
91
176
55
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
35
89
77
5
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
6
2.1
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
9
2.4
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
3
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
10
4.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
922
919
800
935
484
434
769
1180
1433
1527
1430
1208
1015
863
5535
6653
7689
8697
8541
9427
10727
4337
4372
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
6
Distance (km)
52
52
52
81
81
91
81
113
149
177
177
198
329
329
329
329
330
284
284
284
284
180
90
142
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
7
9
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