Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (02 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212121278888111110101111111111111111191918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)549471954134776175692114871367178212621169959890973866882255615493431428393768
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
2.99
10:19AM
3.16
10:41PM
3.16
11:04AM
3.28
11:24PM
3.26
11:45AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
0.51
4:39PM
0.42
4:58AM
0.38
5:22PM
0.30
5:39AM
0.31
6:01PM
0.26
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:00-------7:59-------7:58
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817171516171615141314141416171716151515161616
Feels °C (?)1514121278965656679101111101011121213
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