Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.6
SSW
3
SW
4
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101313127798871212128111111131615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2001631641061032229562263138578048223327433642412191128819135711212757277931992780
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSE
45
SSW
45
SW
45
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
2.49
5:46PM
2.42
6:15AM
2.60
6:52PM
2.59
7:17AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
1.22
11:40AM
1.17
12:09AM
1.13
12:52PM
1.00
1:16AM
0.94
1:50PM
0.77
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
29156172951-----22211--11-1
Temp. °C191920202019191819181818191919191717171717181817
Feels °C (?)161517181913131115141515151617161516151514151514
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