Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 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
14.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
13
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
14
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
86
72
72
54
54
55
87
366
366
405
399
284
272
239
151
177
180
177
187
411
644
763
794
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:39AM1.51m
11:09PM1.66m
11:37AM1.49m
00:05AM1.62m
12:34PM1.47m
1:00AM1.57m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.08m
5:30AM0.09m
5:46PM0.10m
6:26AM0.11m
6:42PM0.13m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
16
14
15
15
14
14
9
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
13
11
11
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
S
14
1.2
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
15
Energy kJ
108
57
72
72
54
54
55
76
366
366
405
399
284
272
239
151
177
180
177
187
411
644
763
794
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
13
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
S
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
58
86
65
57
39
24
23
87
13
13
13
2
2
2
1
2
6
13
20
15
8
2
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
33
31
28
29
29
28
54
23
7
2
2
6
6
5
6
1
1
2
2
2
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.3
S
2
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
6
9
22
42
73
1
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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