Waipatiki Surf Break

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Issued: 11 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
13.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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)
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
402
356
358
336
266
254
248
248
246
246
246
256
256
216
225
230
230
190
239
214
289
279
223
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:19PM1.45m
5:39AM1.36m
6:04PM1.47m
6:23AM1.36m
6:48PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.30m
11:37PM0.32m
11:49AM0.29m
00:24AM0.31m
12:34PM0.28m
1:10AM0.30m
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
8
7
6
Feels °C
6
8
8
6
6
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
10
9
8
7
6
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
Energy kJ
418
402
356
358
336
266
254
248
248
246
246
246
256
256
216
225
230
230
190
239
214
289
279
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.5
E
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
46
41
39
8
37
71
118
210
212
143
120
70
69
24
22
20
18
16
15
14
77
13
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.1
SE
19
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
25
9
2
82
70
55
23
14
7
6
6
6
6
14
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
212
225
206
276
254
198
138
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
198
198
198
183
21
21
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
3
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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