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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
21.9° C
 (Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131212121212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)731721113953256911511030918904791667646561494486363391250217245242191224202
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SE
20
NE
30
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
2.63
9:34PM
2.61
10:05AM
2.77
10:19PM
2.74
10:46AM
2.91
11:01PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
0.99
3:55AM
0.83
4:23PM
0.85
4:39AM
0.69
5:04PM
0.71
5:19AM
0.56
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset---8:43-------8:43-------8:42----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C212121201919181920212222191817161721222119171515
Feels °C (?)201818181918171920212123171414131418191715121010
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