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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
119 | 115 | 110 | 107 | 69 | 68 | 94 | 58 | 56 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.48m | 5:47AM1.37m | 6:10PM1.48m | 6:33AM1.35m | 6:56PM1.48m | 7:20AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.26m | 11:56AM0.26m | 00:32AM0.27m | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:19AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
39 | 39 | 110 | 107 | 69 | 68 | 94 | 58 | 56 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
119 | 115 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 42 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | — | — | S 14 | E 8 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 15 | E 9 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 69 | 74 | 49 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 39 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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