Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.8
SW
7
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
8
1.2
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
395
342
313
219
276
317
493
933
987
857
721
804
465
351
451
335
346
1539
596
789
1289
1699
1785
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:21AM2.83m
4:54PM2.67m
5:30AM2.82m
6:05PM2.71m
6:39AM2.87m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.89m
10:45AM0.92m
11:11PM0.94m
11:58AM0.89m
00:25AM0.89m
1:06PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:56
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5:43
5:42
5:40
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
469
395
342
313
219
219
215
493
933
987
857
721
804
465
351
451
335
304
304
330
555
383
1699
1785
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
6
0.1
W
21
0.9
SW
7
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
9
40
75
134
276
317
241
28
9
86
9
37
37
37
209
789
1289
250
179
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
9
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
3
3
9
3
130
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.6
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
8
Energy kJ
4
24
127
160
200
346
1539
596
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
11
11
11
11
11
6
0
0
219
137
95
95
131
142
90
42
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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