Waipapa Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.22° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipapa Bay sea temperature is

10.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	E 13	ESE 13	E 14	SE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 19	S 18	S 18
Wave Graph
kJ	36	89	60	101	77	290	394	463	575	568	742	859	892	991	941	962	949	924	1288	2355	2934	1919	1504	1201
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	S	SE	NE	NNE	N	N	NW	W	SSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	N	N	NW	SW	SSW	S	W	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		5:44AM1.59m					6:15PM1.79m				6:41AM1.58m				7:11PM1.74m				7:37AM1.56m				8:06PM1.68m
Low Tide				11:56AM-0.05m					00:39AM-0.00m				12:54PM-0.04m				1:35AM0.01m				1:51PM0.00m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	11	11	11	11
Feels °C	12	12	10	6	9	7	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	6	9	8	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 13	ESE 17	S 7	S 7	S 8	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	S 23	S 23	S 19	S 18	S 18
kJ	8	89	60	101	60	290	76	80	135	568	742	859	892	991	941	962	949	924	886	2355	2934	1919	1504	1201
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	NNE 6	NE 5	NNE 5	SE 17	S 5	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 9	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 10	S 23	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	36	16	6	2	77	23	394	463	575	148	657	648	524	422	416	411	333	125	1288	774	752	672	569	561
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	ESE 18	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	NE 3	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	S 15	S 15	S 9	S 9	—	S 24	—	S 22
kJ	21	51	50	30	24	47	45	44	72	157	3	—	—	—	—	73	115	115	85	57	—	393	—	335
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 3	SSW 3	S 4	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	3	12	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Port Robinson Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	10	86	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu		Clarence River	Kekerengu	Waipapa Bay	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Kekerengu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Kekerengu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu	Mangamaunu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	2	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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