Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 11 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Waipatiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Feb)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (11 Feb)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
ENE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
E
1
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)6666109111111111110101010555566656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6943231918172124403937363621212855866684683055114
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglassglassonononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
1.39
1:50PM
1.34
2:18AM
1.38
2:38PM
1.32
3:06AM
1.37
3:26PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.29
7:45AM
0.34
8:03PM
0.32
8:32AM
0.36
8:49PM
0.34
9:20AM
0.38
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset-------8:17-------8:16-------8:15
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C201817172123222018171717202222211917161521242422
Feels °C (?)211918182222212119181818202121211918171521232423
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