Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)99999999985558888888813138
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6441424241252524232364271512211212105104121313
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
1.49
9:21AM
1.57
9:46PM
1.52
10:09AM
1.58
10:36PM
1.56
11:00AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
0.14
3:43PM
0.12
4:03AM
0.12
4:30PM
0.10
4:54AM
0.12
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset-8:07-------8:05-------8:04------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262418141111161919181514131117242623161312111719
Feels °C (?)25211410991516171614131291521252114111091617
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