Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
E
14
1
E
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
49
65
100
51
22
19
22
23
34
68
104
128
276
423
113
90
101
179
355
282
263
251
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:35AM1.35m
9:56PM1.45m
10:17AM1.32m
10:39PM1.42m
11:01AM1.29m
11:22PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.30m
4:21AM0.31m
4:30PM0.32m
5:04AM0.32m
5:12PM0.33m
5:47AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
Temp °C
17
21
21
17
16
16
16
15
18
20
20
19
19
19
19
17
17
19
19
15
13
14
12
10
15
19
18
15
14
15
15
13
16
17
17
16
15
16
18
16
15
16
16
13
12
13
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.2
S
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1
E
13
0.9
ENE
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
Energy kJ
15
16
48
21
50
14
14
6
6
7
34
2
2
4
131
127
113
90
99
79
355
282
263
251
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
16
34
14
13
9
9
9
2
4
4
2
5
5
39
69
101
179
13
14
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
4
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
14
14
4
4
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.4
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
N
3
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
5
15
49
65
100
51
22
19
22
23
6
68
104
128
276
423
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
75
0
0
106
75
110
114
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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