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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 12AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
2
1
2
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.2
E
1.8
E
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)12121211118810991111111188888888912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34322679226811937697985194082692413572681981951901901601291229472595554
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
E
5
E
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrossonglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassglassglassglassoffcross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
1.50
5:42PM
1.37
6:08AM
1.51
6:27PM
1.39
6:54AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.22
11:41AM
0.25
11:50PM
0.19
12:26PM
0.22
12:37AM
0.17
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset-8:29-------8:28-------8:25------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
24441------1------------
Temp. °C131313141415161516151514141516171817161616161920
Feels °C (?)577101012161516141514141515161818171717161920
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