Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is

12.3° C

Waipatiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (23 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 23			Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 5	ESE 10	NE 5	ENE 5	ESE 11	E 8	E 8	E 11	ENE 6	ENE 11	ENE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	SE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	10	6	4	12	5	5	21	21	98	140	101	90	64	67
Wind (km/h)	E	N	WNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					1:11AM1.39m				1:41PM1.41m				2:00AM1.35m				2:28PM1.40m
Low Tide			7:04PM0.29m				7:25AM0.27m				7:53PM0.33m				8:11AM0.31m				8:41PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	10	9	9	9	10	12	15	16	14	13	12	11	11	11	12	10	8	6
Feels °C	9	8	7	7	6	7	9	11	13	11	9	10	8	8	8	7	5	3	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 4	ENE 6	E 8	E 11	ENE 6	ENE 11	ENE 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	11	11	11	3	7	4	6	2	4	3	5	21	21	98	140	101	90	64	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	—	E 4	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	E 8	E 6	E 6	E 11	E 13	SE 18	SE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	SE 16
kJ	5	—	1	11	11	10	4	4	12	5	1	2	21	4	13	12	30	55	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 11	SE 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SE 11	E 12	SE 10	E 13	E 19	SE 13	SE 18	SE 12	S 6	SSE 8
kJ	—	5	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	3	4	4	7	27	49	24	1	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	ENE 6	—	—	NNW 3	—	N 4	NNE 4	N 2	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 6	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	1	4	—	—	1	—	9	1	1	5	6	12	39	9	7	—	3	8	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Waipatiki Hawkes Bay	Waipatiki Hawkes Bay	Waipatiki Hawkes Bay	Waipatiki Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	3	3	3	3	3	75	75	85	75	149	75	110	75	0	0	0	0	52	106
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth									Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Ocean Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1									1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kaka Point Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	6	5
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	6	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5

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