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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 pm Friday 28 Nov 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
19.1° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 104 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 79 | 100 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:31AM 1.32 | 12:53PM 1.45 | 1:22AM 1.36 | 1:44PM 1.47 | 2:16AM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:42AM 0.28 | 7:18PM 0.24 | 7:32AM 0.26 | 8:07PM 0.20 | 8:26AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 |
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