Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 14 Sep 2025 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
10.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1010101099999888141414141311101099910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1100849687518440333283238189140755161681001326055535344424370
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
1.51
11:01AM
1.65
11:29PM
1.49
12:00PM
1.64
12:26AM
1.47
12:56PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
0.09
5:22PM
0.12
5:39AM
0.11
6:20PM
0.14
6:35AM
0.12
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:13-------6:14-------6:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C88991314141413131414161615151515151615171717
Feels °C (?)5466111211121091111151413131313121311131415
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Waipapa Bay (light winds from the N at KaikouraAws 26 km from Waipapa Bay). 2.0m 10s swell from the S to make surfable waves.

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26 km away, 1 h 35 min ago

15 km/h
N
0.0
10.3
Air / Water (°C)
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