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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 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
21.4° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414131313121212111112121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)522508886874969100811371648217920771913173313651121846976976122312151062923785637541
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
2.65
4:40PM
2.68
5:11AM
2.51
5:33PM
2.52
6:12AM
2.42
6:36PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
0.91
11:12PM
0.93
11:32AM
1.06
12:08AM
1.03
12:33PM
1.15
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:15------
Sunset-----8:44-------8:44-------8:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191921222221202020202219191817171616171818181717
Feels °C (?)191920202019191918182116161514141414151615161616
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