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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 245 | 239 | 129 | 290 | 290 | 230 | 190 | 194 | 439 | 439 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 355 | 330 | 313 | 251 | 251 | 210 | 156 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:02AM 1.61 | 2:31PM 1.48 | 3:01AM 1.58 | 3:30PM 1.46 | 3:58AM 1.56 | 4:26PM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 0.14 | 8:43PM 0.15 | 9:22AM 0.16 | 9:40PM 0.17 | 10:18AM 0.17 | 10:37PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
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