Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 24 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)--
Afternoon (24 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Nov)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
!
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.4
SSW
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.7
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)9994555912566666666777121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161515212624145047627411913241357858225897762727198
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
1.35
9:58AM
1.47
10:18PM
1.33
10:40AM
1.45
11:00PM
1.31
11:22AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
0.29
4:23PM
0.30
4:30AM
0.30
5:06PM
0.30
5:12AM
0.30
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:41--
Sunset-8:14-------8:15-------8:15------
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C161515151515151717171514141521252625211715162426
Feels °C (?)151414151514141615151413141520232423201614152425
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