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Waipapa Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 46 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 175 | 590 | 144 | 284 | 393 | 650 | 637 | 515 | 436 | 464 | 417 | 379 | 914 | 857 | 759 | 819 | 600 | 543 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:21AM 1.46 | 1:50PM 1.60 | 2:14AM 1.45 | 2:41PM 1.57 | 3:04AM 1.44 | 3:30PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:30AM 0.13 | 8:09PM 0.17 | 8:23AM 0.14 | 9:00PM 0.17 | 9:14AM 0.16 | 9:48PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
The wind is still cross-off at Waipapa Bay (fresh winds from the W at KaikouraAws 26 km from Waipapa Bay). A 0.9m swell from the S
26 km away, 53 min ago
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