Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
2.1
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2
SW
1.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)1414131211111110101013131268898871212118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97510589217664713963082762001671641061033121778196018841000456366353330366836
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
45
SSW
50
SW
50
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
2.46
4:34PM
2.34
5:08AM
2.49
5:46PM
2.42
6:15AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.21
10:22AM
1.24
10:50PM
1.22
11:40AM
1.17
12:09AM
1.13
12:52PM
1.00
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00------5:59-
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------31115211861------13
Temp. °C181716161721212020192020202019191918181818202018
Feels °C (?)171613131417171617151717191512121514151515161515
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