Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
27
12
12
13
9
9
7
9
7
4
4
4
4
5
20
29
59
58
57
22
15
23
19
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
E
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:19PM1.50m
00:46AM1.61m
1:17PM1.47m
1:43AM1.55m
2:14PM1.44m
2:38AM1.51m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.09m
6:31PM0.12m
7:09AM0.13m
7:27PM0.17m
8:05AM0.16m
8:23PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:30
5:29
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
11
15
16
12
11
10
9
9
12
18
19
14
13
12
10
10
13
15
14
13
13
13
12
11
10
12
14
10
9
8
7
7
10
17
18
13
12
11
8
8
12
14
13
13
12
13
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
25
24
12
12
13
9
9
7
9
7
1
1
1
2
2
2
29
59
58
57
10
11
23
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
16
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
3
7
3
9
5
5
6
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
20
1
1
2
4
22
15
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
27
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
4
2
4
4
5
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
5
80
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
27
27
0
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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