Dolphin Bay surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Dolphin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
!
!
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSE
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)9981514999121211101099881291267711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2131348060828696180230826841764116266445625813499544446239285200128
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
25
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
20
SSW
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.39
10:03PM
1.40
10:30AM
1.38
10:57PM
1.43
11:24AM
1.37
11:52PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.11
3:52PM
0.12
4:19AM
0.11
4:43PM
0.12
5:15AM
0.11
5:35PM
0.11
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:52------
Sunset-----8:12-------8:09-------8:08--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151618201916141413121516171615131415191615141312
Feels °C (?)91110151513121210101415151313111214161210111111
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