Waipatiki Surf Break

Waipatiki, New Zealand Weather Observations

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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Waipatiki based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Waipatiki right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waipatiki

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Te Awa wx

23 km S21 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 322°)
15
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

44 km S414 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 218°)
0
17.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

45 km S100 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
-
40
strong winds from the N
(39 km/h at 0°)
65
17.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa

48 km NE8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 33 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

137 km N60 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 191°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballance wx

157 km SSW160 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the WNW
(11 km/h at 289°)
20
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Palmerston North

164 km SSW31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 304°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

165 km NW29 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 278°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ohakea Airport

170 km SSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the NNW
(24 km/h at 330°)
14 °C10.0
10.0


Karere wx

173 km SSW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 269°)
10
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Waipatiki and within an acceptable time window.

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