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Waipatiki surf Forecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 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 17.9°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 15.9 °C)
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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 17.9°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.1 °C min: 15.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.1
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
S
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1.7
SSE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)101515161010109999999189888199101010104510101011444101010555611786566997777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5474798032313027271515141414261313126767777172077925871278113942232585282062234343940495127860757362625441
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
ENE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crossglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
1.50
12:46PM
1.37
1:10AM
1.45
1:37PM
1.33
2:00AM
1.41
2:26PM
1.30
2:48AM
1.38
3:15PM
1.30
3:35AM
1.37
4:02PM
1.32
4:21AM
1.38
4:48PM
1.35
5:06AM
1.38
5:32PM
1.38
5:51AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
0.24
6:40AM
0.25
6:55PM
0.29
7:30AM
0.29
7:43PM
0.32
8:18AM
0.31
8:32PM
0.34
9:06AM
0.32
9:20PM
0.34
9:52AM
0.31
10:09PM
0.33
10:38AM
0.30
10:57PM
0.32
11:22AM
0.28
11:45PM
0.30
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:30-----
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------2422------------------------------
Temp. °C141313121622201614121110141819161210101317202119181715131313131312121191116161311101010141717141110991116171413121010
Feels °C (?)11111110142119161310109131616161088111416171616161511101011121111107101514121088812141311987710141413111088

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