Whatipu Surf Break

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.4
SW
19
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
1
WSW
16
2
W
9
2.3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
84
125
99
100
97
96
108
132
157
178
95
1248
865
725
593
528
552
635
983
2488
2302
3092
4076
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NE
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:02PM2.90m
00:22AM2.96m
12:41PM2.87m
1:00AM2.92m
1:22PM2.83m
1:40AM2.87m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.63m
6:38AM0.64m
6:55PM0.64m
7:18AM0.64m
7:35PM0.68m
8:00AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
5
2
1
5
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
13
10
10
10
9
9
8
11
10
8
8
9
11
11
13
12
11
9
8
7
3
5
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
16
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
17
1.8
W
8
2
W
9
1.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
83
84
125
99
100
97
96
108
132
157
178
95
103
865
725
593
464
439
635
740
2488
2302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
NW
6
0.3
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
11
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WNW
10
0.2
WSW
22
Energy kJ
65
25
8
2
7
6
33
44
45
25
59
25
75
280
352
486
69
552
627
904
348
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
14
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2
15
2
30
30
27
27
117
236
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNE
3
1.3
NNW
6
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
2.3
WSW
10
1.3
SSW
6
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1
3
4
10
20
12
109
804
1248
528
983
100
3092
4076
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
6
6
6
6
6
95
95
314
314
327
133
52
52
52
52
52
0
0
0
52
52
52
124
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whatipu surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest