Waipatiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
43
24
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
N
0
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:38PM1.39m
2:58AM1.31m
3:26PM1.40m
3:46AM1.31m
4:13PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.37m
9:07AM0.33m
9:42PM0.35m
9:55AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
11
9
8
8
11
17
19
15
11
9
9
9
12
19
19
15
13
Feels °C
14
11
8
6
5
5
8
14
16
12
8
6
6
6
9
18
17
13
11
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