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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 27 | 28 | 44 | 189 | 242 | 108 | 115 | 125 | 154 | 270 | 275 | 104 | 523 | 262 | 220 | 206 | 286 | 329 | 258 | 441 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 1.50 | 8:39AM 1.44 | 9:01PM 1.49 | 9:23AM 1.41 | 9:45PM 1.47 | 10:07AM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:10PM 0.21 | 2:37AM 0.22 | 2:54PM 0.24 | 3:22AM 0.25 | 3:37PM 0.27 | 4:07AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
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