Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2
WNW
1.2
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212711111713161514141413131312911121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)274336394353550734106011212303215222342462261827183097347628245412627154324182333126942517
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
2.60
6:52PM
2.59
7:17AM
2.78
7:51PM
2.79
8:13AM
2.98
8:43PM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
1.00
1:16AM
0.94
1:50PM
0.77
2:11AM
0.73
2:40PM
0.55
3:00AM
0.53
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:57-------5:55-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--3-1--11112131221---1-1
Temp. °C182016161618171617181716161616161617171717171717
Feels °C (?)1617141415161413151513121199981091012121212
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