Waipatiki Surf Break

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
14.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 6AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
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
0.1
E
14
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
9
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
4
19
25
77
19
19
38
145
203
193
102
53
47
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
S
5
E
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:13PM1.70m
10:43AM1.54m
11:08PM1.63m
11:39AM1.49m
00:01AM1.55m
12:33PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.03m
4:56PM0.08m
5:32AM0.08m
5:50PM0.15m
6:23AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
15
14
13
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
12
13
12
Feels °C
14
13
14
16
16
17
17
14
13
10
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
8
7
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
19
7
7
7
4
3
3
6
6
6
1
1
1
24
19
19
11
145
203
193
102
53
47
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
5
4
9
9
7
6
6
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
38
9
7
4
4
3
1
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
9
9
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
4
4
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
SSW
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
4
7
4
7
6
19
25
77
5
3
16
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
2
1
1
3
3
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
52
42
42
42
78
161
3
58
38
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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