Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1716161616161588888888999131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)528559532729657551393345310277327356453481711809878795109422412386238621432053
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
3.26
12:43AM
3.17
1:02PM
3.26
1:22AM
3.16
1:40PM
3.21
2:02AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.30
6:55AM
0.28
7:18PM
0.30
7:35AM
0.32
7:58PM
0.35
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset---8:15-------8:14-------8:12----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191920202020181719191919181716161717171716161616
Feels °C (?)151516171718161415151515141211111313141514141413
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