Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.4
S
0.5
E
0.7
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)666666666666661071051256887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2025241391361141032922191818171620271929421339575574
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
S
10
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
1.60
3:43PM
1.50
4:15AM
1.61
4:41PM
1.49
5:12AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.13
9:35AM
0.16
9:55PM
0.13
10:34AM
0.15
10:53PM
0.12
11:32AM
0.14
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset-7:57-------7:55-------7:53------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-2311--------------121-1
Temp. °C17151414141415151616151413121820201817131091115
Feels °C (?)1513131313131414151514131211181919191697578
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