Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 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 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (01 Dec)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (01 Dec)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
2.4
WNW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131212121211111012121111111091010101010111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1030159718931932203316241304991676743648583503533450334241196196167145147345364776
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
50
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
2.64
7:38PM
2.80
8:16AM
2.81
8:40PM
2.95
9:15AM
3.00
9:36PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
0.68
2:08AM
0.53
2:36PM
0.53
3:05AM
0.37
3:32PM
0.39
3:58AM
0.26
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset---8:24-------8:25-------8:27----
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11-2511112--
Temp. °C181919181716161619222220191919191921191817161616
Feels °C (?)151616161616161518212219181919191818141314877
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