Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
1.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)816653561432361319273262221226221221188188188188192220216462251355563147
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
1.42
10:14AM
1.29
10:36PM
1.40
11:00AM
1.27
11:22PM
1.39
11:45AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
0.33
4:18PM
0.35
4:55AM
0.35
5:03PM
0.35
5:40AM
0.34
5:47PM
0.34
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919192121222019171615151516141314131416202119
Feels °C (?)191717172020211918141311111315121012101112151515
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