Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.5
SW
0.2
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)76666668815151515151594845441414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4333333544444446951242971915
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
SW
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
1.53
12:32AM
1.43
12:52PM
1.46
1:22AM
1.40
1:40PM
1.40
2:11AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.16
6:43AM
0.24
7:11PM
0.21
7:33AM
0.29
7:57PM
0.26
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset---8:40-------8:40-------8:40----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C263032282420202129323329252322222218181716151515
Feels °C (?)252831282318181826272926222018182116161515141414
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