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Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
!
1
0
0
0
!
!
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
2
E
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
3
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
1.6
ENE
2.2
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1314141414788889991011111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1282612612532294115145749169701524109910981489163920711904175114776691107595457433
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
15
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
1.50
7:45PM
1.34
8:10AM
1.50
8:30PM
1.35
8:55AM
1.49
9:18PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.22
1:46PM
0.24
1:53AM
0.21
2:31PM
0.23
2:40AM
0.20
3:16PM
0.21
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:15------
Sunset-----8:57-------8:57-------8:55--
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11-116121382-------14525
Temp. °C131414151616161616161718211918171717191917171514
Feels °C (?)111111121313131313151917161416171817191917161311
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