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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 79 | 79 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 59 | 55 | 45 | 66 | 90 | 54 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:17PM 1.67 | 10:43AM 1.60 | 11:11PM 1.67 | 11:38AM 1.58 | 12:07AM 1.66 | 12:34PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:39AM 0.06 | 5:00PM 0.05 | 5:34AM 0.07 | 5:54PM 0.07 | 6:30AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
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