Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 5AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131314141414141413131313131212121212121514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6696698451057947921777607599465394295234220152149116144114110297357395437
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
3.09
12:23PM
2.95
12:42AM
2.97
12:53PM
2.80
1:15AM
2.83
1:27PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.62
6:26AM
0.74
6:39PM
0.73
6:57AM
0.86
7:10PM
0.86
7:32AM
0.99
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:06
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------13891172331---
Temp. °C171616161720191817181717171818181819191819181818
Feels °C (?)151413131416151412141211121314151618191920171818
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