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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.8
ENE
2
E
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)7777788888888141414147788889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1126960474986861041051031031271281982612532403274474818036149561274
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
0
ENE
5
NNW
0
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.50
7:00PM
1.34
7:26AM
1.50
7:45PM
1.34
8:10AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.23
1:02PM
0.26
1:08AM
0.22
1:46PM
0.24
1:53AM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:13--
Sunset-8:59-------8:58-------8:57------
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Rain (mm)
--------------------1579
Temp. °C151413121213131515141313141415161717171717161717
Feels °C (?)121213111212111212111111111112121313151515141415
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