Waipatiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.8° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.7
SE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
104
101
76
42
40
101
66
49
42
121
133
122
117
84
81
68
50
47
50
97
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:55PM1.68m
4:21AM1.56m
4:53PM1.71m
5:19AM1.58m
5:50PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.07m
10:15PM0.10m
10:34AM0.04m
11:14PM0.06m
11:33AM0.02m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
11
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
10
9
8
7
9
11
13
16
13
11
Feels °C
7
11
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
6
5
8
10
12
14
12
10
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