Whatipu Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.05° S 174.51° E

Whatipu 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whatipu

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whatipu sea temperature is
16.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (09 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whatipu at 9PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)--
Afternoon (09 Jun)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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)
0
4
5
3
3
3
4
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8604
7893
6947
6435
5869
5134
4243
3765
3513
2963
2590
2125
1850
1621
1470
1249
1034
1126
907
857
1721
1550
1468
1187
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:25PM2.63m
4:53AM2.74m
5:29PM2.69m
5:57AM2.82m
6:35PM2.81m
7:02AM2.93m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.91m
11:24AM0.83m
11:54PM0.83m
12:28PM0.72m
00:58AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
12
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
6
6
7
6
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
8604
7893
6947
6435
5869
5134
4243
3765
3513
2963
2590
2125
1850
1621
1470
1249
1034
1126
907
857
1721
1550
1468
1187
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.4
SW
20
0.8
WSW
17
Energy kJ
18
75
145
211
480
399
552
539
97
386
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
Energy kJ
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
5
4
6
6
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Distance (km)
142
43
11
90
90
43
11
43
131
142
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
90
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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