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Waipapa Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 13 Nov 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 42 | 51 | 85 | 117 | 181 | 295 | 339 | 459 | 460 | 339 | 287 | 246 | 246 | 248 | 322 | 246 | 359 | 194 | 160 | 133 | 197 | 284 | 326 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:51PM 1.48 | 12:18PM 1.59 | 12:47AM 1.44 | 1:12PM 1.53 | 1:41AM 1.42 | 2:03PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:00AM 0.12 | 6:39PM 0.13 | 6:56AM 0.17 | 7:31PM 0.16 | 7:49AM 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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