Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1181 | 917 | 657 | 461 | 380 | 246 | 189 | 182 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 66 | 62 | 41 | 48 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.44m | 9:14AM1.51m | 9:39PM1.44m | 10:09AM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.18m | 3:33PM0.19m | 3:52AM0.17m | 4:29PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1181 | 917 | 657 | 461 | 380 | 246 | 189 | 182 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 66 | 62 | 44 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 41 | 26 | 7 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | NNE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 17 | 48 | 24 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | NW 2 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 152 | 1 | 21 | 56 | 93 | 2 | 27 | 23 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 184 | 379 | 203 |
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