Waipatiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
1
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
12
11
71
48
55
34
25
22
24
37
18
13
9
31
11
11
11
122
96
43
103
51
50
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:08PM1.55m
3:41AM1.47m
4:03PM1.51m
4:35AM1.47m
4:56PM1.48m
5:26AM1.49m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.17m
9:29PM0.14m
9:51AM0.19m
10:22PM0.15m
10:46AM0.21m
11:12PM0.17m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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clear
light rain
rain showers
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5:58
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5:56
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5:54
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7:52
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7:53
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7:55
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1
3
Temp °C
20
21
23
19
17
18
18
18
23
27
27
24
21
19
17
18
22
23
23
22
19
18
15
15
Feels °C
19
19
22
19
17
19
18
18
22
26
24
23
21
19
17
18
21
21
21
21
18
16
14
14
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