Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
9
9
6
9
7
4
4
4
4
3
21
30
59
57
57
54
23
23
18
23
24
23
20
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:46AM1.61m
1:17PM1.47m
1:43AM1.55m
2:14PM1.44m
2:38AM1.51m
3:09PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.12m
7:09AM0.13m
7:27PM0.17m
8:05AM0.16m
8:23PM0.20m
8:58AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:29
5:27
5:25
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
12
18
20
15
12
11
11
10
13
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
16
16
14
10
8
6
6
10
17
19
14
11
9
9
8
12
15
14
13
13
13
12
10
12
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
13
9
9
6
9
7
3
1
1
1
1
21
30
59
57
57
54
23
23
18
23
24
23
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
9
6
5
6
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
9
2
1
3
2
12
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
35
0
3
3
3
3
35
75
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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