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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 645 | 776 | 279 | 241 | 205 | 205 | 185 | 198 | 162 | 162 | 181 | 202 | 183 | 148 | 149 | 149 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 184 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:29PM 1.44 | 10:51AM 1.34 | 11:13PM 1.41 | 11:35AM 1.31 | 11:58PM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:21PM 0.30 | 4:51AM 0.31 | 5:04PM 0.33 | 5:36AM 0.33 | 5:47PM 0.34 | 6:21AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
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