Waipatiki Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.30° S 176.98° E

Waipatiki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipatiki sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.8° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 2PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
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2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
17
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
NE
5
0.5
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
23
2
6
5
3
16
138
314
319
349
397
397
362
885
753
217
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:42PM1.60m
1:09AM1.50m
1:41PM1.61m
2:09AM1.50m
2:41PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.13m
7:03PM0.16m
7:23AM0.13m
8:02PM0.15m
8:22AM0.12m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
3
5
6
6
5
3
1
Temp °C
13
17
18
16
15
16
16
16
16
11
11
10
10
8
8
8
9
13
13
10
8
Feels °C
11
14
14
12
12
14
14
15
15
8
7
6
6
3
4
4
4
8
9
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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