Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 19 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
9
9
8
8
8
8
13
12
13
10
11
8
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:44PM1.80m
8:11AM1.66m
8:40PM1.80m
9:08AM1.63m
9:37PM1.77m
10:05AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:08AM-0.02m
2:26PM-0.03m
3:06AM-0.02m
3:23PM-0.01m
4:03AM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:01
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
9
8
9
14
15
12
11
9
9
8
9
15
18
14
12
11
11
10
12
16
12
11
10
9
8
6
8
13
13
11
9
7
7
6
7
13
16
12
10
9
9
7
9
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
14
9
9
8
8
4
4
13
12
3
10
11
8
4
4
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
7
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
5
4
13
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)
75
27
3
3
3
3
3
3
75
3
38
3
86
161
149
149
116
84
85
85
91
91
84
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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