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Papatea Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 20.7°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.2 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 20.7°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Papatea Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Papatea Bay at 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
0.5
NNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.2
NNW
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
E
0.4
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)15666661566614141313131313141455555587131013131212991212991010111199121112111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13315122222921418112514615512011811358102101697063679990626764714240343333323029282828282424293535121313253199939191898585848484878787
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
1.63
10:20AM
1.61
10:46PM
1.62
10:58AM
1.58
11:25PM
1.61
11:37AM
1.56
12:07AM
1.59
12:19PM
1.53
12:53AM
1.57
1:08PM
1.50
1:46AM
1.57
2:04PM
1.49
2:44AM
1.58
3:07PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
0.31
4:36PM
0.24
4:57AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.27
5:37AM
0.37
5:53PM
0.29
6:19AM
0.40
6:37PM
0.31
7:07AM
0.42
7:26PM
0.32
8:01AM
0.42
8:21PM
0.32
9:01AM
0.40
9:22PM
0.30
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset-7:07-------7:06-------7:04-------7:02-------7:00-------7:00------6:58-------6:57---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C18191716161516171612111091011161614131313141515151513121212161818161514141317191817161615151819181615161514171819181818
Feels °C (?)14151212121112131288646712111089891211121311101010161717161514131217191818161614151717161514161312151517171616

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