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Waipapa Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 71 | 68 | 134 | 227 | 395 | 453 | 360 | 284 | 253 | 284 | 268 | 235 | 635 | 1178 | 555 | 1005 | 1572 | 1788 | 1629 | 1343 | 1769 | 3646 | 5102 | 5310 | 5015 | 2451 | 2444 | 2276 | 3962 | 3675 | 4298 | 3664 | 2200 | 1376 | 1080 | 819 | 664 | 541 | 442 | 348 | 273 | 369 | 546 | 432 | 450 | 400 | 905 | 660 | 551 | 234 | 157 | 220 | 225 | 225 | 279 | 234 | 233 | 194 | 188 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross | glass | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:31AM 1.63 | 6:01PM 1.77 | 6:30AM 1.61 | 7:00PM 1.78 | 7:28AM 1.59 | 7:58PM 1.77 | 8:27AM 1.56 | 8:57PM 1.73 | 9:26AM 1.52 | 9:55PM 1.68 | 10:24AM 1.48 | 10:51PM 1.61 | 11:19AM 1.44 | 11:45PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:24PM -0.02 | 11:44AM -0.03 | 12:24AM -0.02 | 12:42PM -0.02 | 1:25AM -0.01 | 1:41PM 0.00 | 2:24AM 0.02 | 2:39PM 0.04 | 3:22AM 0.06 | 3:36PM 0.08 | 4:19AM 0.10 | 4:33PM 0.12 | 5:13AM 0.14 | 5:27PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
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