Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 5PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121212161615141414121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)920934743711623486382376301260212216220175169173425382357347337594614544
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
30
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
2.96
3:18AM
2.97
3:43PM
2.78
4:19AM
2.83
4:52PM
2.64
5:32AM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
0.57
9:08PM
0.60
9:41AM
0.73
10:03PM
0.77
10:43AM
0.88
11:09PM
0.91
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:27-------7:24----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------442145634721551
Temp. °C172021191717171718171717171718181817181717181919
Feels °C (?)14161816151515141514141212101211111012910131618
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