Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 300 | 295 | 282 | 273 | 209 | 198 | 192 | 279 | 367 | 325 | 363 | 276 | 188 | 154 | 233 | 207 | 154 | 244 | 426 | 632 | 913 | 996 | 998 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.29m | 8:06PM1.43m | 8:28AM1.29m | 8:49PM1.42m | 9:12AM1.30m | 9:33PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.29m | 1:51PM0.28m | 2:28AM0.28m | 2:35PM0.28m | 3:10AM0.27m | 3:20PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 362 | 300 | 295 | 282 | 273 | 209 | 198 | 192 | 322 | 367 | 325 | 363 | 276 | 188 | 154 | 125 | 117 | 120 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 734 | 996 | 998 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 68 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 279 | 56 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 70 | 110 | 153 | 546 | 568 | 556 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | N 6 | S 22 | S 21 | S 13 | ESE 6 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 149 | 140 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | N 7 | N 6 | S 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 231 | 345 | 57 | 140 | 256 | 294 | 269 | 452 | 928 | — | 104 | 78 | 2 | 54 | 140 | 233 | 207 | 154 | 244 | 426 | 632 | 913 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 113 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 118 | 25 | 118 | 173 | 13 | 25 | 135 | 133 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
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