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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 32 | 66 | 302 | 112 | 99 | 46 | 26 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 104 | 81 | 80 | 36 | 74 | 195 | 188 | 208 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21PM 1.45 | 5:45AM 1.53 | 6:13PM 1.46 | 6:35AM 1.51 | 7:01PM 1.48 | 7:23AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:32PM 0.19 | 12:04PM 0.17 | 12:25AM 0.19 | 12:54PM 0.17 | 1:15AM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
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