Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
!
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010111111111010101212111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262236241246324344862669584505341292261655623460387339269183197153121121
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
S
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
1.61
7:24PM
1.51
7:49AM
1.59
8:14PM
1.51
8:38AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.12
1:20PM
0.12
1:38AM
0.12
2:10PM
0.12
2:29AM
0.13
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-7:51-------7:50-------7:47------
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C161411111212131617161312111014181817141312121720
Feels °C (?)9856779131414131110914161616141211111718
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