Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 Feb 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SSW
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)8887766577661055555555666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3128281717251747183515121822173233422533547514558
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
S
0
NW
5
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
20
E
10
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassononononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
1.48
11:56PM
1.44
12:16PM
1.43
12:43AM
1.41
1:03PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
0.20
5:49PM
0.20
6:11AM
0.25
6:34PM
0.25
6:58AM
0.30
7:18PM
0.29
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise-6:28-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset-----8:21-------8:20-------8:19--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11-------1---1-11-
Temp. °C171724242019181717171820191919181717202122221917
Feels °C (?)171724211818181818191919181819191818212120232018
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