Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 01 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
S
15
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
24
38
17
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
E
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:35PM1.46m
5:55AM1.43m
6:20PM1.48m
6:40AM1.42m
7:03PM1.50m
7:24AM1.41m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.25m
12:08PM0.23m
00:37AM0.25m
12:53PM0.24m
1:23AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
9
8
10
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
15
15
12
11
11
10
10
11
15
10
10
9
8
7
6
9
12
13
12
10
9
9
8
10
14
13
11
10
10
8
8
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
Energy kJ
19
19
24
17
17
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
6
1
2
6
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
6
6
6
5
5
1
2
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
2
18
38
3
6
6
2
2
6
6
6
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
75
27
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
27
77
3
42
42
3
3
42
75
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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