Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
170
184
172
141
124
103
92
63
61
46
46
26
25
25
27
12
12
12
9
9
6
6
4
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:51PM1.71m
11:20AM1.55m
11:49PM1.66m
12:19PM1.50m
00:46AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.04m
5:16AM0.06m
5:34PM0.08m
6:13AM0.09m
6:31PM0.12m
7:09AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:32
5:30
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
12
17
17
14
12
11
10
9
12
18
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
10
15
15
12
10
9
8
7
10
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
198
170
184
172
141
124
99
92
61
61
46
46
26
25
25
16
12
12
12
9
9
6
6
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.2
E
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
43
42
6
165
133
120
103
76
63
4
2
4
8
7
3
7
2
7
5
5
6
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.1
S
14
0.5
ESE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
26
6
11
7
7
7
7
35
61
4
38
4
4
27
5
3
1
1
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
21
0
0
0
0
0
5
78
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
77
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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