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Papatea Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Papatea Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Papatea Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Papatea Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 13 | 55 | 55 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:18AM 1.59 | 4:57PM 1.69 | 5:17AM 1.60 | 5:52PM 1.72 | 6:12AM 1.62 | 6:43PM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 0.23 | 11:13PM 0.32 | 11:32AM 0.21 | 12:09AM 0.28 | 12:25PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
The wind is still cross-off at Papatea Bay (strong winds from the S at Hicks Bay 42 km from Papatea Bay). 0.1m 7s swell from the NW to make surfable waves.
42 km away, 1 h 23 min ago
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