Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
4
SSE
4
SSE
1.6
SE
2.5
S
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111111010101010101010999999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11099638508353076282454111794124243403012312032171761681241219682616146
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
1.63
9:54PM
1.74
10:22AM
1.59
10:51PM
1.71
11:20AM
1.55
11:49PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.01
3:42PM
0.02
4:19AM
0.03
4:38PM
0.04
5:16AM
0.06
5:34PM
0.08
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:30---
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
7411121----111----------
Temp. °C1110111212109988912131211109910131311109
Feels °C (?)545666455461010109877811111087
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