Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)99797777777888881010111111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2161742515441414124242626314945432938121180251247492648638
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glasscrossonglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.62
7:10PM
1.70
7:36AM
1.64
8:04PM
1.74
8:30AM
1.64
8:59PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.03
1:30AM
0.03
1:52PM
0.01
2:26AM
0.01
2:46PM
0.00
3:23AM
0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:35-----
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
1-------511-16218214894513
Temp. °C162021171514131314161614141312121311101012141312
Feels °C (?)161921161413121214151614141299864371096
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