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Waipatiki Surf Forecast
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Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?
The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waipatiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 28 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 258 | 117 | 158 | 154 | 229 | 392 | 206 | 198 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:09AM 1.48 | 8:33PM 1.50 | 8:54AM 1.46 | 9:18PM 1.50 | 9:39AM 1.44 | 10:01PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 0.19 | 2:51AM 0.21 | 3:10PM 0.21 | 3:37AM 0.22 | 3:54PM 0.24 | 4:22AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
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