Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (27 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111111101010101091414141413131313131414141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)786807778748608500431363349334437362425384412465400400368384396396368857
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
25
NNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
2.59
6:50AM
2.74
7:27PM
2.65
8:05AM
2.84
8:37PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
0.97
12:26AM
0.97
1:18PM
0.94
1:49AM
0.91
2:32PM
0.79
2:57AM
0.74
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:21----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------2183-
Temp. °C202222201919181819202019191818181922211918192019
Feels °C (?)212221212020192021212020201818181923231917191816
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