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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 12 am Wednesday 03 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 27 | 27 | 60 | 41 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 39 | 26 | 40 | 86 | 212 | 2423 | 2751 | 531 | 558 | 449 | 435 | 330 | 278 | 224 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:10AM 1.57 | 4:34PM 1.57 | 5:07AM 1.65 | 5:32PM 1.61 | 6:05AM 1.73 | 6:31PM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:53PM 0.10 | 10:23AM 0.13 | 10:49PM 0.05 | 11:24AM 0.08 | 11:47PM 0.01 | 12:24PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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