Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 Aug 2025 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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 1PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s

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

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Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1299101111111111111111121212121212121313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)344016932774579871687562722259454919391435033445331934302881280526662641272430433344336034283450
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
45
WNW
50
WSW
60
SW
50
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
2.43
3:04AM
2.29
3:55PM
2.32
4:20AM
2.19
5:11PM
2.31
5:40AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.89
9:06PM
1.09
9:30AM
1.01
10:13PM
1.18
10:41AM
1.07
11:33PM
1.16
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise6:45-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00-------6:00----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
23121-------------------
Temp. °C131313111112121313141414131413141414141413131313
Feels °C (?)653-10235577879810109887778
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  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 13 km away suggest it is still onshore at Whatipu (near gales from the W at Auckland). A 3.3m groundswell from the W

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56 km/h
W
Onshore
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