Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121111131312121212131414131313141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16114512126129927326025524729545058675680868910571057921777690599465394295
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
3.17
12:43AM
3.18
12:54PM
3.07
1:13AM
3.09
1:23PM
2.95
1:42AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.51
6:55AM
0.62
7:09PM
0.62
7:26AM
0.74
7:39PM
0.73
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:39-------
Sunset---7:12-------7:10-------7:08----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------13
Temp. °C161920181717171616202019171717171820201817171717
Feels °C (?)141718161515151413171616141515141516161513131414
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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