Waipatiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.1° 

Waipatiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
146
116
113
90
82
132
119
110
106
71
68
45
39
25
25
26
26
25
13
18
19
18
19
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:40AM1.53m
3:14PM1.64m
3:39AM1.56m
4:13PM1.70m
4:38AM1.60m
5:11PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.09m
9:31PM0.12m
9:52AM0.05m
10:32PM0.08m
10:52AM0.01m
11:32PM0.04m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
11
11
8
7
6
5
4
6
14
15
12
10
12
13
13
13
16
16
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
5
5
9
8
6
4
4
2
1
3
11
12
9
7
9
10
9
10
14
13
10
8
8
  • 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 Waipatiki 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