Whatipu surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whatipu today?

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 1AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131414141313111111181716161616101010101414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36837937938436229972454146739564018923374436153182114253619141347931877205019701998
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
25
NE
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
S
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
2.81
9:07AM
2.99
9:33PM
2.99
9:57AM
3.13
10:20PM
3.14
10:40AM
3.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.79
2:57AM
0.74
3:29PM
0.60
3:50AM
0.58
4:16PM
0.45
4:34AM
0.47
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-7:21-------7:19-------7:17------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--451--111--------------
Temp. °C201917171919192020191918171716171716171615141517
Feels °C (?)201917141617171919191815121110111211151413111315
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