Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 07 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
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (08 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (08 Mar)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151414141515151515141415141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72010141487187120072268226822382207217819871987174818461989209820421860183516041626146815541468
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
0
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
3.18
1:44AM
3.12
1:56PM
3.03
2:14AM
2.97
2:25PM
2.85
2:45AM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.51
7:57AM
0.62
8:13PM
0.66
8:28AM
0.78
8:44PM
0.81
9:02AM
0.94
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:51------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817171615171819181717171719191918171715161819
Feels °C (?)151717181615181617171717161618171716161714131415
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