Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 3AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)171616161691010991414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)640163123444204531821972723200713898919751942194218641760171014291408128011821083991905809
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
20
S
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
2.99
9:57AM
3.13
10:20PM
3.14
10:40AM
3.22
11:01PM
3.22
11:18AM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
0.58
4:16PM
0.45
4:34AM
0.47
4:56PM
0.38
5:13AM
0.43
5:33PM
0.38
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:16-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817171717171717161515151617171716161616181818
Feels °C (?)181512111111111214131312131416161616151515171717
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