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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 am Monday 01 Dec 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 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 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 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 133 | 108 | 108 | 114 | 112 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 49 | 96 | 122 | 44 | 27 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 26 | 106 | 55 | 31 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:16AM 1.41 | 2:38PM 1.50 | 3:12AM 1.49 | 3:35PM 1.53 | 4:10AM 1.57 | 4:34PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:26AM 0.22 | 8:59PM 0.15 | 9:24AM 0.18 | 9:53PM 0.10 | 10:23AM 0.13 | 10:49PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thu 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
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