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Whatipu Surf Forecast
/ Auckland (22 surf breaks) /
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Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
20.6° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whatipu today?
The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whatipu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 606 | 584 | 433 | 375 | 286 | 200 | 204 | 454 | 1355 | 7625 | 4487 | 3430 | 3017 | 1915 | 1792 | 1827 | 2024 | 1993 | 2068 | 1838 | 1283 | 910 | 682 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40PM 2.95 | 9:15AM 3.00 | 9:36PM 3.09 | 10:08AM 3.16 | 10:29PM 3.18 | 10:59AM 3.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:05AM 0.37 | 3:32PM 0.39 | 3:58AM 0.26 | 4:26PM 0.29 | 4:50AM 0.20 | 5:18PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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