Waipatiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.4
S
16
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
89
199
94
97
99
99
60
57
42
29
17
19
77
105
148
243
346
368
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:26PM1.49m
8:49AM1.39m
9:09PM1.49m
9:33AM1.41m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.23m
3:02PM0.23m
3:33AM0.21m
3:48PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
6
1
Temp °C
12
9
8
6
5
5
8
16
17
13
9
9
12
8
5
7
7
5
5
Feels °C
9
6
5
3
2
2
5
13
12
9
6
5
8
3
0
1
0
-2
-2
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