Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
!
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1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1
S
6
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
E
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
15
2.4
S
13
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
2
S
8
1.8
S
9
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
52
50
50
50
49
48
48
71
57
28
27
45
37
45
74
1854
48
48
48
48
555
516
42
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
E
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM1.41m
1:21PM1.32m
1:43AM1.43m
2:13PM1.38m
2:35AM1.47m
3:07PM1.46m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.28m
7:30PM0.29m
8:04AM0.24m
8:22PM0.25m
8:54AM0.19m
9:18PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
7
7
10
16
16
13
12
10
9
9
11
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
5
5
8
14
14
12
10
7
6
6
8
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
14
52
50
50
50
49
48
48
30
9
10
26
45
37
45
38
44
48
48
48
48
53
56
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
35
17
17
12
9
34
30
25
8
28
16
27
27
15
44
74
71
39
15
15
15
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
14
14
14
3
3
6
29
28
57
57
28
26
17
16
16
16
15
15
6
6
7
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
2.4
S
13
2
S
8
1.8
S
9
Energy kJ
71
1
1
1
1
1854
555
516
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
5
0
0
3
58
175
175
5
5
7
5
21
180
21
180
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
1
4
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
8
4
4
8
6
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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