Waipatiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.9
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
77
41
53
18
28
29
32
19
27
58
33
83
108
57
57
50
51
31
32
31
32
32
19
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
High Tide
4:03PM1.51m
4:35AM1.47m
4:56PM1.48m
5:26AM1.49m
5:46PM1.46m
6:14AM1.50m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.19m
10:22PM0.15m
10:46AM0.21m
11:12PM0.17m
11:39AM0.22m
00:00AM0.18m
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clear
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5:54
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7:54
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7:55
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2
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1
4
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Temp °C
21
26
27
24
21
19
16
17
20
22
18
20
20
17
17
17
21
24
26
24
20
17
14
14
Feels °C
21
24
25
22
20
18
16
18
21
20
19
18
19
15
16
15
18
20
22
22
19
17
13
14
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