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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
19.0° C
 (Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (20 Nov)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121113131414131313131313131414131313131414141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1038734689217231991197917341575142713091309137013101272118611691169118612041388146815291488
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
2.92
11:09PM
2.89
11:29AM
2.95
11:41PM
2.88
12:02PM
2.94
12:14AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.55
5:06PM
0.60
5:22AM
0.55
5:40PM
0.61
5:55AM
0.56
6:15PM
0.63
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-6:00-------6:00-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:14-------8:15-------8:15--
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161617171716161616151719191817171616171818181716
Feels °C (?)151516151615161615141718171716171515161615171615
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