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Papatea Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Papatea Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Papatea Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Papatea Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 382 | 385 | 543 | 273 | 472 | 322 | 277 | 205 | 139 | 96 | 60 | 90 | 141 | 125 | 95 | 109 | 78 | 45 | 42 | 133 | 239 | 64 | 67 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 1.75 | 1:43AM 1.60 | 2:20PM 1.68 | 2:46AM 1.54 | 3:22PM 1.63 | 3:50AM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:35PM 0.26 | 7:56AM 0.23 | 8:38PM 0.32 | 8:58AM 0.30 | 9:40PM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
Wind reports 42 km away suggest it is still onshore at Papatea Bay (strong winds from the NNW at Hicks Bay). 2.2m 7s swell from the NW to make surfable waves.
42 km away, 54 min ago
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