Waipatiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

Waipatiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
24
23
16
21
10
10
7
7
13
5
10
12
5
5
5
10
19
18
Wind (km/h)
0
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
E
0
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:47PM1.56m
12:16PM1.68m
00:45AM1.52m
1:14PM1.63m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.07m
6:41PM0.07m
6:59AM0.10m
7:38PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
17
13
13
13
17
21
24
21
17
15
14
14
20
23
21
19
18
Feels °C
19
18
14
10
10
11
13
16
20
17
13
12
12
12
18
20
18
19
16
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