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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.9°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: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)883444444456766666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)557147121081117941651417243302020202013121110
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offglassoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
1.40
2:11AM
1.38
2:29PM
1.36
2:59AM
1.37
3:17PM
1.33
3:46AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.29
7:57PM
0.26
8:21AM
0.33
8:43PM
0.30
9:10AM
0.36
9:28PM
0.32
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset---8:40-------8:39-------8:39----
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222420171616151520252727221818171922181816161616
Feels °C (?)212317151516141419232424221917161821161716171617
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