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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). 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 (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 58 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:08AM 1.54 | 12:39PM 1.62 | 1:07AM 1.49 | 1:37PM 1.58 | 2:05AM 1.46 | 2:34PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:23AM 0.11 | 7:00PM 0.14 | 7:20AM 0.15 | 7:57PM 0.18 | 8:16AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
The wind is still cross-off at Waipatiki (moderate winds from the W at Napier Airport 20 km from Waipatiki). 0.4m 10s swell from the SE with a 0.2m 9s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
20 km away, 1 h 9 min ago
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