Surf Forecast Surf Report

Papatea Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Papatea Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papatea Bay sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Papatea Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Papatea Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2
N
2.1
N
2.4
N
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.5
NE
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1.2
W
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.1
N
2.1
N
Period(s) (?)99991010101111111010106677889999999999888887777555574455121212111111111066777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1541571861862642014043503503263083025382163143885391020164522142520281225711726128186576050537126122413691724941484242595734243634457372102958784827952114212342452465
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
1.90
11:01PM
1.92
11:20AM
1.84
11:54PM
1.87
12:15PM
1.75
12:50AM
1.79
1:12PM
1.65
1:49AM
1.71
2:12PM
1.56
2:50AM
1.64
3:15PM
1.50
3:50AM
1.59
4:17PM
1.46
4:48AM
1.56
5:15PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
-0.07
5:15AM
0.07
5:37PM
0.00
6:09AM
0.14
6:31PM
0.09
7:06AM
0.23
7:27PM
0.19
8:05AM
0.31
8:25PM
0.28
9:06AM
0.37
9:26PM
0.34
10:08AM
0.40
10:26PM
0.38
11:06AM
0.39
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset---7:00-------7:00------6:58-------6:57-------6:55-------6:53-------6:52-------6:51-
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Rain (mm)
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