Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 307 | 305 | 393 | 319 | 257 | 149 | 252 | 290 | 454 | 341 | 191 | 131 | 127 | 322 | 337 | 437 | 742 | 656 | 460 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.41m | 00:54AM1.29m | 1:18PM1.41m | 1:38AM1.30m | 2:02PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.33m | 6:48PM0.34m | 6:56AM0.32m | 7:32PM0.33m | 7:41AM0.30m | 8:16PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 432 | 307 | 305 | 393 | 319 | 257 | 149 | 8 | 48 | 51 | 341 | 191 | 131 | 127 | 129 | 179 | 168 | 165 | 163 | 115 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 174 | 159 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 95 | 87 | 85 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | NNE 5 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 2 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | — | N 5 | N 3 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 18 | 94 | 103 | — | 1 | 252 | 290 | 454 | — | 1 | 4 | 110 | 322 | 337 | 437 | 742 | 656 | 460 | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 159 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 10 | 10 | 93 | 173 | 173 | 10 | 10 |
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