Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 03 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
7
7
7
7
3
6
6
6
13
13
24
24
24
23
24
13
14
14
15
15
29
47
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
10
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:03PM1.50m
7:24AM1.41m
7:47PM1.50m
8:08AM1.40m
8:30PM1.49m
8:52AM1.38m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.25m
1:37PM0.25m
2:08AM0.26m
2:21PM0.27m
2:53AM0.27m
3:04PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
6:58
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5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
11
15
15
12
12
12
11
10
11
16
16
14
13
13
12
11
14
21
22
18
10
10
8
7
10
14
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
15
15
13
11
12
11
10
13
20
20
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
7
6
7
7
7
7
3
3
6
6
5
5
24
24
24
23
24
9
9
5
15
15
29
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
5
5
5
2
1
2
2
6
3
2
13
13
3
3
3
3
3
13
14
14
2
2
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
14
15
7
6
6
1
6
7
6
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
2
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
42
3
42
42
27
75
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
75
3
42
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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