Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (30 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (30 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999910101010111110101010101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616181605957575759901061021081141121041007372987169160119
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
ENE
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffglassglassoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
1.36
1:44PM
1.47
2:16AM
1.41
2:38PM
1.50
3:12AM
1.49
3:35PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.24
7:32AM
0.26
8:07PM
0.20
8:26AM
0.22
8:59PM
0.15
9:24AM
0.18
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:20-------8:21-------8:22
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514152125242020202021242826241914121421232119
Feels °C (?)151413142023211919191919212526241712101320212120
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