Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 May 2026 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
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 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
25
25
24
86
115
110
148
144
155
161
224
209
150
150
104
104
68
66
68
69
41
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
0
WNW
0
NW
0
E
5
E
5
E
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
E
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:56PM1.48m
7:20AM1.33m
7:42PM1.47m
8:06AM1.31m
8:28PM1.45m
8:52AM1.29m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.29m
1:27PM0.30m
2:06AM0.30m
2:13PM0.32m
2:51AM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
15
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
15
14
12
11
11
10
12
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
S
9
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.6
NE
7
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
40
40
16
16
8
24
13
115
110
148
144
155
37
224
209
150
150
36
19
68
66
68
69
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.6
S
15
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
17
14
40
25
25
5
86
10
11
18
37
23
161
37
31
25
24
104
104
34
34
20
18
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
18
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
18
18
18
22
13
12
5
8
16
16
56
16
17
17
18
19
19
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
8
57
38
121
158
103
67
126
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
140
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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