Whatipu Surf Break

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Whatipu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whatipu today (10 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (10 Jun)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3371
3093
2590
2125
1850
1621
1470
1249
1105
1126
907
857
1721
1415
1261
1187
961
1098
1067
1040
949
911
785
1094
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:29PM2.69m
5:57AM2.82m
6:35PM2.81m
7:02AM2.93m
7:38PM2.96m
8:03AM3.05m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.83m
12:28PM0.72m
00:58AM0.72m
1:29PM0.60m
1:59AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
11
11
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
10
8
9
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
9
11
10
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
3371
3093
2590
2125
1850
1621
1470
1249
1105
1126
907
857
1721
1415
1261
386
961
1098
1067
1040
949
911
785
1094
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
18
75
145
211
480
399
552
539
97
124
123
140
88
53
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
18
Energy kJ
45
180
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
1.7
SW
14
1.2
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
10
1187
124
164
221
178
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
42
42
11
11
11
11
6
11
11
11
11
29
11
11
11
177
198
142
90
42
11
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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