Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 6PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121215141513131414141413121111111010101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45129048929929429464765648649482896110491058862766471403308216200167130106
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
2.48
2:49AM
2.53
3:20PM
2.36
3:58AM
2.46
4:34PM
2.34
5:08AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
1.11
8:31PM
1.11
9:10AM
1.21
9:33PM
1.21
10:22AM
1.24
10:50PM
1.22
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:02-------6:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------1212
Temp. °C171818181717171617181819181717161720212020202020
Feels °C (?)161616171617161416161719171615131315161616171614
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