Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 21 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Dec)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (22 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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 (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)1212121212111111111111111010678899910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1160114110079287786855794714143752542491961631453426579591050107511041297875912
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
2.88
12:24PM
3.00
12:38AM
2.88
1:02PM
2.99
1:18AM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.65
6:16AM
0.54
6:40PM
0.61
6:54AM
0.52
7:19PM
0.59
7:33AM
0.53
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:39-------8:40-------8:40------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1311--4
Temp. °C181716161616171819192019191920202120201920202020
Feels °C (?)131313131314151617171918171617161716161517161616
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