Waipatiki Surf Break

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
4
4
13
17
62
13
9
37
123
199
182
99
53
48
41
31
45
47
53
69
75
53
121
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
E
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:08PM1.63m
11:39AM1.49m
00:01AM1.55m
12:33PM1.46m
00:54AM1.48m
1:26PM1.43m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.08m
5:50PM0.15m
6:23AM0.13m
6:44PM0.21m
7:13AM0.18m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<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>
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
14
12
Feels °C
13
11
7
9
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
1
17
13
9
6
123
199
182
99
53
3
41
11
20
22
24
34
36
12
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
37
5
4
4
2
1
48
1
18
17
16
14
14
13
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
7
8
4
4
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
6
6
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1
13
17
62
3
3
31
45
47
53
69
75
53
121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
42
161
164
166
38
80
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
27
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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