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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 439 | 432 | 361 | 355 | 343 | 313 | 263 | 205 | 198 | 156 | 156 | 119 | 115 | 108 | 78 | 77 | 50 | 49 | 68 | 68 | 566 | 149 | 85 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:30PM 1.46 | 3:58AM 1.56 | 4:26PM 1.45 | 4:53AM 1.54 | 5:21PM 1.45 | 5:45AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:22AM 0.16 | 9:40PM 0.17 | 10:18AM 0.17 | 10:37PM 0.18 | 11:13AM 0.17 | 11:32PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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