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Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Jan 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waipapa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipapa Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.2
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
2.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
1
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)88999967777888868888888877877755666666615151414146777888688455556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1257527421116527527119414212410716564645412176668046447672707355545338691101251341441299673424242414041384163140111625091123032344045424577
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
SE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
WSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
SW
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
0
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
1.30
1:24AM
1.35
1:42PM
1.29
2:10AM
1.38
2:29PM
1.29
2:56AM
1.42
3:15PM
1.31
3:42AM
1.46
4:00PM
1.34
4:27AM
1.51
4:46PM
1.37
5:14AM
1.56
5:33PM
1.40
6:01AM
1.60
6:21PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.33
7:34AM
0.37
7:48PM
0.34
8:22AM
0.37
8:33PM
0.32
9:10AM
0.35
9:18PM
0.30
9:57AM
0.31
10:04PM
0.25
10:44AM
0.27
10:52PM
0.20
11:32AM
0.22
11:40PM
0.15
12:21PM
0.17
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------6:24----
Sunset---8:55-------8:54-------8:53-------8:52-------8:52-------8:52-------8:51-------8:50
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222211815151414141416151515161922191817191919222423181616151413151514141413131719212119191919232526252422161616161616
Feels °C (?)1919212114101111111312131213141518211919171819202223231513121188101011131210101415171716171717232425252422141515141312
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