Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)--
Afternoon (03 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (03 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.9
SW
1.5
SSW
0.7
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)77661111201111181818161616161615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)732562253184209553336428415768768751770798733715688627656647553431425390
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
3.26
11:45AM
3.34
12:04AM
3.31
12:22PM
3.34
12:40AM
3.29
12:56PM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
0.30
5:39AM
0.31
6:01PM
0.26
6:17AM
0.31
6:37PM
0.30
6:52AM
0.37
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-
Sunset-7:59-------7:58-------7:55------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516151515151515161616161616171717171716161717
Feels °C (?)678899101010121314141415151515161615161515
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