Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 19 Dec 2025 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
20.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Dec)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (19 Dec)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121177888910101110101313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1673143012991277115810801138373326698965920608926115112881168936848149412651042961880
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
2.74
10:32AM
2.85
10:44PM
2.80
11:09AM
2.93
11:21PM
2.85
11:46AM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.70
4:44PM
0.76
5:00AM
0.64
5:23PM
0.70
5:38AM
0.58
6:01PM
0.65
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:39-------8:39
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------131------------
Temp. °C171718181919191919181818181818181716161617171817
Feels °C (?)131414141515141414131314141312131111111213141413
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