Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 6PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313131314141413131313131212121278888111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)712712803946106596193486775768967963954947142112556667755791199119615681082886
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
2.81
8:51PM
2.80
9:25AM
2.99
9:51PM
2.99
10:19AM
3.16
10:41PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
0.80
3:15AM
0.70
3:49PM
0.59
4:11AM
0.51
4:39PM
0.42
4:58AM
0.38
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:05-------
Sunset---8:02-------8:01-------8:00----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C192021201818181718212019181818171516171716151414
Feels °C (?)17171817151516161621171715151411910987887
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