Papatea Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.66° S 177.85° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Papatea Bay sea temperature is

16.2°C

Papatea Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Papatea Bay today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Papatea Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	88	105	115	111	108	105	105	105	138	210	297	305	273	236	93	82	74	71	59	57	56	60	51	62	160	228	255
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:44AM1.57m				3:14PM1.69m				3:48AM1.55m					4:13PM1.66m				4:49AM1.57m				5:08PM1.65m				5:44AM1.60m
Low Tide				8:52AM0.26m				9:35PM0.25m				9:55AM0.30m					10:34PM0.24m				10:55AM0.32m				11:29PM0.22m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	7:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	3	4
Temp °C	14	14	15	18	18	18	17	15	16	16	16	18	19	20	18	16	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	14	17	17	17	17	15	16	16	16	18	19	21	20	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	19	19	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NE 7	NNW 16	NNW 15	N 7
kJ	88	105	115	111	108	105	105	26	25	12	9	305	273	236	93	82	71	71	57	57	56	40	51	42	48	44	255
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	E 9	E 13	E 13	E 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 16	NNW 10	NW 12	NNW 15
kJ	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	2	3	3	3	12	12	12	52	77	74	59	59	57	49	60	51	50	10	6	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 10	E 9	E 13	N 20	N 20	N 13	E 13	N 18	N 18	NNW 7	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 10	N 12	N 10	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	8	8	3	3	6	25	42	12	11	11	52	51	25	25	25	10	3	2	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	105	138	210	297	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	62	160	228	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Motu River East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	122	157	157	114	0	0	0	0	0	57	40	0	31	0	0	0	57	113	96	96	96	40	108	84
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's					Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Hicks Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1					1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Taupo Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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