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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 198 | 156 | 121 | 153 | 115 | 82 | 78 | 77 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 164 | 82 | 49 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:26PM 1.45 | 4:53AM 1.54 | 5:21PM 1.45 | 5:45AM 1.53 | 6:13PM 1.46 | 6:35AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:18AM 0.17 | 10:37PM 0.18 | 11:13AM 0.17 | 11:32PM 0.19 | 12:04PM 0.17 | 12:25AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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