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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whatipu today?
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2873 | 808 | 908 | 661 | 528 | 528 | 572 | 981 | 951 | 864 | 769 | 756 | 683 | 683 | 568 | 558 | 488 | 433 | 373 | 373 | 293 | 298 | 255 | 189 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48PM 2.73 | 5:18AM 2.54 | 5:45PM 2.62 | 6:20AM 2.48 | 6:47PM 2.56 | 7:24AM 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:15PM 0.84 | 11:37AM 0.93 | 12:17AM 0.90 | 12:40PM 0.98 | 1:18AM 0.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
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