Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
0.6
WSW
1.5
SSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)88814814131313131817161616161515141414131318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422352383138270121118113113123176202175441519419196188469395342229219276
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
2.96
2:13AM
3.04
2:39PM
2.81
3:14AM
2.91
3:45PM
2.71
4:21AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.63
8:34AM
0.74
8:55PM
0.77
9:35AM
0.86
9:59PM
0.89
10:45AM
0.92
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C151514121010111314141312121212121415141413131214
Feels °C (?)12118755691011109989101112111211111112
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