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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 3PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 59 | 56 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 103 | 103 | 432 | 98 | 94 | 88 | 116 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:55AM 1.81 | 9:22PM 1.63 | 9:50AM 1.77 | 10:18PM 1.59 | 10:45AM 1.72 | 11:14PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:19PM -0.01 | 3:36AM -0.01 | 4:16PM 0.01 | 4:32AM 0.03 | 5:11PM 0.04 | 5:27AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 |
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