Dolphin Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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Dolphin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphin Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
SW
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)101313131312121212121212121311121212121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3542727171615141414666370000146912781363850666573
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
20
E
10
W
30
WSW
15
W
40
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
1.17
12:15AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
0.30
5:57PM
0.31
6:34AM
0.29
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:50---
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1927353-----1--
Temp. °C141316181917171717181818181818171716191918171616
Feels °C (?)121114141614141415161716171517171314131415151010
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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