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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 Saturday 29 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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 64 | 63 | 61 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 79 | 104 | 106 | 102 | 110 | 114 | 110 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 128 | 96 | 69 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:22AM 1.36 | 1:44PM 1.47 | 2:16AM 1.41 | 2:38PM 1.50 | 3:12AM 1.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 0.24 | 7:32AM 0.26 | 8:07PM 0.20 | 8:26AM 0.22 | 8:59PM 0.15 | 9:24AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 22 |
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