Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414131313121212121211111111101016161515161211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5445494843853348275724321960155313361087830724592419281198114104175188348481660582
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
2.69
8:39PM
2.92
9:00AM
2.85
9:23PM
3.04
9:42AM
2.97
10:00PM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.56
3:00AM
0.45
3:15PM
0.41
3:41AM
0.33
3:55PM
0.33
4:17AM
0.27
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise6:16-------6:15-------6:13-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:15-------6:16----
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C131313121212101011131313121212121315161413131314
Feels °C (?)778791077788767767911988910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Auckland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Whatipu (light winds from the SW at Auckland 13 km from Whatipu). A 3.4m groundswell from the WSW

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Actual: 24 min ago

14 km/h
SW
Cross-On
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