Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
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)
1
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)
0.9
NE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
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
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
11
12
8
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
20
10
11
26
23
21
20
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SE
0
W
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
8:40PM1.80m
9:08AM1.63m
9:37PM1.77m
10:05AM1.59m
10:34PM1.72m
11:03AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:06AM-0.02m
3:23PM-0.01m
4:03AM0.00m
4:20PM0.02m
4:59AM0.03m
5:17PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:01
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
16
19
15
12
11
11
11
12
16
15
12
11
10
10
10
12
16
16
12
8
7
6
6
7
14
18
13
11
9
9
9
10
14
13
11
10
8
8
8
11
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
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
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
10
11
12
8
4
4
2
2
2
5
5
5
3
3
2
2
1
20
2
2
26
23
21
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
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
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
10
11
2
2
1
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
4
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
31
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)
0
38
52
116
60
149
214
116
86
86
91
91
85
85
180
60
3
38
42
42
3
3
58
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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