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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 27 Nov 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 88 | 222 | 70 | 85 | 191 | 150 | 144 | 139 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 80 | 81 | 59 | 57 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:44PM 1.31 | 12:06PM 1.44 | 12:31AM 1.32 | 12:53PM 1.45 | 1:22AM 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:55AM 0.30 | 6:32PM 0.27 | 6:42AM 0.28 | 7:18PM 0.24 | 7:32AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 |
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