Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
3
4
4
5
0
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212141313141414141514141414131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83510629362031206021462357265029133966402139664151349528272253169912951085901780488524564
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
35
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
E
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
3.34
11:19AM
3.32
11:45PM
3.33
12:04PM
3.24
12:31AM
3.27
12:50PM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.32
5:36PM
0.28
6:00AM
0.37
6:21PM
0.37
6:48AM
0.48
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset------5:51-------5:49-------5:47-
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
13751-1--121-132-1---11-
Temp. °C181716161718161514141514151616151413131314161615
Feels °C (?)14131413151511141313137121314141211111112161413
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