Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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Waipapa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipapa Bay sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)66616151515151414111010910666778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)626658831131101107170683754525051160134165212286427655908820
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.39
7:26PM
1.47
7:50AM
1.36
8:14PM
1.45
8:39AM
1.33
9:02PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.23
1:14PM
0.25
1:47AM
0.26
2:00PM
0.28
2:35AM
0.29
2:47PM
0.31
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:07-------6:06--
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------131
Temp. °C131212131312121212121315161615151414151617161515
Feels °C (?)11101011119101011121214151513131212131313121211
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