Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 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 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
W
10
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1066
913
1731
1865
1190
3293
3331
3043
2767
4832
5116
5534
5457
5543
5891
5633
4615
4047
3315
2886
2576
2288
1915
1783
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
S
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
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
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:56PM2.49m
3:28AM2.58m
4:00PM2.47m
4:30AM2.60m
5:04PM2.52m
5:33AM2.69m
Low Tide
8:47AM1.10m
9:09PM1.09m
9:49AM1.12m
10:16PM1.10m
10:59AM1.06m
11:27PM1.03m
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
3
4
3
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
13
11
9
8
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
9
11
14
14
11
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
0.9
SW
13
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
11
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
767
249
1731
1865
1190
3293
3331
794
1676
5633
4615
4047
3315
2886
2576
2288
1915
1783
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
341
237
355
443
946
2432
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
38
412
469
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
W
10
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
1066
913
3043
2767
4832
5116
5534
5457
5543
5891
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
52
38
38
38
38
38
43
43
53
95
95
95
95
91
91
90
43
11
0
18
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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