Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 13 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
21.5° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Dec)--
Afternoon (13 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (13 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212111111111111111212121414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)951864822756756683568558488471373366325298255185195140142301203183183180
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NW
5
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
2.62
6:20AM
2.48
6:47PM
2.56
7:24AM
2.49
7:48PM
2.56
8:23AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.90
12:40PM
0.98
1:18AM
0.91
1:41PM
0.97
2:13AM
0.88
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset-8:35-------8:36-------8:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192017161616202121201717161620212120181716172122
Feels °C (?)161914141415192120171415131416181816151514141818
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