Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
!
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.8
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.9
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)88888885888131177777998877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1212111112105394554512121111877142415348130
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
1.58
10:36PM
1.56
11:00AM
1.57
11:28PM
1.58
11:52AM
1.56
12:22AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.12
4:30PM
0.10
4:54AM
0.12
5:20PM
0.10
5:47AM
0.12
6:11PM
0.10
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:46-------6:47-------6:48------
Sunset-----8:04-------8:02-------8:00--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111017242523171613121719181714131313192320181613
Feels °C (?)10815222322161412101717161513121312182017161411
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