Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212111111111177137866677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17617113810610692515048463119191939395387785481414223
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
1.29
3:13AM
1.38
3:35PM
1.29
4:02AM
1.40
4:24PM
1.31
4:51AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.37
8:56PM
0.35
9:31AM
0.36
9:44PM
0.33
10:20AM
0.33
10:33PM
0.29
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:34-------7:32-------7:30----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C191816151514131315171816131211142023252117141312
Feels °C (?)20171412141312121415161512119131921232116121211
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