Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 06 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)12111111101010101010106912101111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29024422422020420220219819419412210620213716614321816619416312511711390
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
SSW
5
W
10
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
1.70
6:00PM
1.60
6:30AM
1.76
6:58PM
1.60
7:28AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.02
11:53AM
0.01
12:12AM
-0.01
12:53PM
-0.01
1:10AM
-0.02
1:53PM
-0.01
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:13-------8:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817172121222321191413161718171616151416171919
Feels °C (?)171716152020212220171011151516171614131315151618
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