Whatipu Surf Break

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
702
649
614
597
589
589
810
821
890
816
804
804
816
828
865
877
721
701
540
465
465
412
412
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
N
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:23AM2.96m
3:50PM2.82m
4:16AM2.83m
4:46PM2.73m
5:13AM2.73m
5:46PM2.67m
Low Tide
9:45AM0.73m
10:08PM0.82m
10:42AM0.83m
11:07PM0.90m
11:40AM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
16
14
14
15
15
15
14
16
16
14
14
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
11
13
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
10
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.5
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
434
702
649
614
597
589
589
810
821
890
816
804
804
816
828
865
877
721
701
540
465
465
330
669
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
0.7
SW
15
1.2
W
10
1.2
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.4
NW
5
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
278
242
255
135
105
102
59
71
69
50
34
33
43
20
18
11
10
4
7
48
79
116
412
412
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
6
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
353
80
162
130
101
99
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1.8
WSW
10
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
Energy kJ
50
578
3
5
4
3
5
6
21
36
36
32
20
13
16
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
142
90
42
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
95
268
268
275
142
133
133
127
227
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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