Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)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
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.9
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101099101077889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221221221221188188188188188226220220180180497150431499525578647878549465
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
1.40
11:00AM
1.27
11:22PM
1.39
11:45AM
1.27
12:07AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.35
5:03PM
0.35
5:40AM
0.34
5:47PM
0.34
6:23AM
0.33
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:00------5:59-------5:58-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------7
Temp. °C191916151516161414141414162021191819181819211917
Feels °C (?)181714111214151211111110121516151415141516191817
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