Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
0.4
SW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)1211999916881514148713131313181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3092171050118512119556673958884140138256172116113121123176202175441519419
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
3.11
1:19AM
3.17
1:41PM
2.96
2:13AM
3.04
2:39PM
2.81
3:14AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.49
7:38AM
0.61
7:58PM
0.63
8:34AM
0.74
8:55PM
0.77
9:35AM
0.86
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C141312111212131313141211111111131314141211101013
Feels °C (?)976567988106677778101198679
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