Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)131313121212121413131414141414141414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110091899893795210808212031206021462323256529133731396640613680346828682200171313651009855
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
3.33
11:01PM
3.34
11:19AM
3.32
11:45PM
3.33
12:04PM
3.24
12:31AM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
0.25
5:15AM
0.32
5:36PM
0.28
6:00AM
0.37
6:21PM
0.37
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1-171--11-117-1221-15
Temp. °C171919181818171617181715141415151616161514141313
Feels °C (?)141515141414131315161414131211121213141412121111
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whatipu surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest