Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
21
14
22
33
23
29
38
41
23
119
146
125
104
166
192
215
284
244
180
158
132
174
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:50PM1.47m
6:10AM1.38m
6:34PM1.48m
6:54AM1.38m
7:17PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.27m
00:08AM0.29m
12:20PM0.27m
00:54AM0.29m
1:05PM0.27m
1:39AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
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4:57
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
10
3
1
Temp °C
14
19
19
16
15
16
16
17
18
20
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
11
16
16
13
12
14
14
15
16
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
15
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
15
15
12
9
11
9
4
4
3
3
17
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
244
180
158
132
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.3
E
12
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
2
2
9
2
9
4
4
2
19
17
2
16
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
26
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
8
13
21
14
22
33
23
29
38
41
23
119
146
125
104
166
192
215
284
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
0
3
0
0
3
3
0
0
18
0
3
110
114
199
153
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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