Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 30 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (30 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (30 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)999991010101011111010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59575757849410610810811414676757372716994474427278160
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
1.47
2:16AM
1.41
2:38PM
1.50
3:12AM
1.49
3:35PM
1.53
4:10AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.26
8:07PM
0.20
8:26AM
0.22
8:59PM
0.15
9:24AM
0.18
9:53PM
0.10
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset---8:20-------8:21-------8:22----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------------11---1
Temp. °C222526212121211923252723171413142124212019191717
Feels °C (?)202324202121191721232622151212132023222120201819
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