Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 10 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 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)14151313141414141312111111101010101312791099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70171148649476586597599086276647139630827620016313010610410653256334319001338
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
30
SE
50
SSW
45
WSW
45
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
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
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
2.53
3:20PM
2.36
3:58AM
2.46
4:34PM
2.34
5:08AM
2.49
5:46PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
1.21
9:33PM
1.21
10:22AM
1.24
10:50PM
1.22
11:40AM
1.17
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:00-------6:00--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------210819122---
Temp. °C161616181819181717161720191920202021202019191919
Feels °C (?)141515161619171615131316151516151616181413131616
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