Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
1
!
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.9
SSW
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)88991010101010101010101111111110101111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98120152170208279311241241246251337784422541505361361401480478532435387
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
1.61
6:32PM
1.50
6:59AM
1.61
7:24PM
1.51
7:49AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
0.12
12:27PM
0.13
12:45AM
0.12
1:20PM
0.12
1:38AM
0.12
2:10PM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:58----
Sunset-------7:51-------7:50-------7:47
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1------1----------------
Temp. °C9101091215151412111211131617161312111015181817
Feels °C (?)4443699976779121314131110915161616
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