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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 209 | 105 | 53 | 63 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 47 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 455 | 664 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:48AM 1.37 | 3:05PM 1.38 | 3:37AM 1.37 | 3:53PM 1.35 | 4:23AM 1.38 | 4:40PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56AM 0.31 | 9:21PM 0.27 | 9:46AM 0.34 | 10:06PM 0.29 | 10:34AM 0.35 | 10:51PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
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