Whatipu Surf Break

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Whatipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatipu today (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (14 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1178
1117
1087
1010
874
1014
971
690
808
659
796
796
532
957
945
749
674
656
1033
3345
3436
2070
2518
2518
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:36PM3.11m
9:00AM3.14m
9:31PM3.23m
9:54AM3.21m
10:24PM3.31m
10:47AM3.24m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.49m
3:22PM0.42m
3:51AM0.41m
4:15PM0.37m
4:44AM0.36m
5:06PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1178
1117
1087
1010
874
1014
971
690
808
659
796
796
437
957
945
749
674
656
1033
3345
3436
2070
2518
2518
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
23
0.3
WSW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
SW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
9
Energy kJ
22
50
91
117
170
336
332
508
651
589
543
499
532
43
46
66
102
147
603
304
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
7
0.1
W
8
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
WSW
19
Energy kJ
11
1
30
30
40
39
33
248
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
NW
3
1.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
58
51
7
207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
18
0
11
132
242
132
132
132
132
242
242
300
254
142
132
0
0
0
0
0
314
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
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