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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 254 | 383 | 879 | 607 | 541 | 520 | 1075 | 1725 | 2701 | 3871 | 3257 | 1738 | 888 | 564 | 458 | 288 | 188 | 135 | 118 | 150 | 195 | 236 | 176 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 1.29 | 12:45AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:32PM 0.35 | 7:06AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - |
| Sunset | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
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