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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 103 | 151 | 104 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 36 | 25 | 55 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 29 | 65 | 130 | 192 | 263 | 253 | 334 | 396 | 563 | 615 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:10PM 1.70 | 7:36AM 1.64 | 8:04PM 1.74 | 8:30AM 1.64 | 8:59PM 1.75 | 9:26AM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 0.03 | 1:52PM 0.01 | 2:26AM 0.01 | 2:46PM 0.00 | 3:23AM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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