Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1
S
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
3.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)7777799888910111111121211111111101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)964137362557565049503920046762783610409468468177436172468533416
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
1.64
8:04PM
1.74
8:30AM
1.64
8:59PM
1.75
9:26AM
1.63
9:54PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
0.03
1:52PM
0.01
2:26AM
0.01
2:46PM
0.00
3:23AM
0.01
3:42PM
0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:37-------5:35-------5:34---
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--161--2129841161161-1-1---
Temp. °C141314141414141312121212121211101091012101099
Feels °C (?)13121414141414129876665454566555
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