Waipapa Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.22° S 173.86° E

Waipapa Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipapa Bay sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.8° 

Waipapa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
140
140
140
137
135
126
119
135
194
297
432
547
616
524
360
315
297
260
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:15PM1.63m
1:39AM1.50m
2:12PM1.69m
2:36AM1.53m
3:08PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.14m
7:48AM0.07m
8:31PM0.10m
8:46AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
8
6
8
6
6
5
4
5
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
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