Surf Forecast Surf Report
Waipatiki surf break

Waipatiki surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZST
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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipatiki today?

The current surf forecast for Waipatiki at 10AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.7
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)5678899999101212121212131313131313131212121111101010109999101018181817888888111110101011111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4983255537566516365318280288262461456264217166133192321427528512620607522488422364277246185177119114138127099879610812610399535340393233727139535255463029303017
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
1.69
7:49PM
1.80
8:16AM
1.67
8:45PM
1.79
9:12AM
1.64
9:41PM
1.75
10:09AM
1.58
10:36PM
1.69
11:05AM
1.52
11:32PM
1.62
12:01PM
1.46
12:26AM
1.54
12:56PM
1.40
1:19AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
-0.03
1:36PM
-0.05
2:12AM
-0.03
2:32PM
-0.03
3:09AM
-0.01
3:28PM
0.01
4:05AM
0.03
4:23PM
0.06
5:01AM
0.08
5:18PM
0.12
5:55AM
0.14
6:11PM
0.19
6:49AM
0.19
7:04PM
0.24
7:40AM
0.23
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset----5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------
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Rain (mm)
--7142142---42--------22-------------------------------------
Temp. °C161717181818171717171814131314121111121211101010111112141614121212121214141313131313131615131312121112161615141313121420
Feels °C (?)1615141719191717171719119888789876666781012119898789911111111121514121211111011141415131212111318
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