Surf Forecast Surf Report
Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
3
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
4
S
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)68899999101212121212131313131313131212111111101010109991010101717888888881010101010111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)18852369816304253833342952624694543252211691292383174275065286307306783303457399290217208154117135198139012439281011017853535453554644606046333243303028101010109
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
20
SW
25
W
25
W
30
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassoffglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
1.69
7:49PM
1.80
8:16AM
1.67
8:45PM
1.79
9:12AM
1.64
9:41PM
1.75
10:09AM
1.58
10:36PM
1.69
11:05AM
1.52
11:32PM
1.62
12:01PM
1.46
12:26AM
1.54
12:56PM
1.40
1:19AM
1.48
1:49PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
-0.05
2:12AM
-0.03
2:32PM
-0.03
3:09AM
-0.01
3:28PM
0.01
4:05AM
0.03
4:23PM
0.06
5:01AM
0.08
5:18PM
0.12
5:55AM
0.14
6:11PM
0.19
6:49AM
0.19
7:04PM
0.24
7:40AM
0.23
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset--5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-
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Rain (mm)
6155-331--11--------131--------------------------------------
Temp. °C1718181817171717171613131211101112131210101011101214161412121212121213121110991014141211111110111616141313111012181815
Feels °C (?)15151819181717171814976768997566768101312109987889876681312119101081014141311119811171614
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