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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 10PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). 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 (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 88 | 130 | 108 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 66 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 19 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:34PM 1.55 | 3:01AM 1.44 | 3:29PM 1.53 | 3:55AM 1.42 | 4:21PM 1.52 | 4:47AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:54PM 0.20 | 9:12AM 0.20 | 9:49PM 0.21 | 10:05AM 0.21 | 10:41PM 0.21 | 10:57AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
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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). 0.1m 10s swell from the SE to make surfable waves.
20 km away, 47 min ago
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