Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 3AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 635 | 644 | 1376 | 1207 | 1121 | 1451 | 2611 | 3959 | 3943 | 3797 | 3097 | 3892 | 3000 | 2638 | 2166 | 1887 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.47m | 6:41AM1.42m | 7:06PM1.46m | 7:30AM1.45m | 7:54PM1.45m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM0.21m | 12:55PM0.19m | 1:22AM0.20m | 1:46PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 257 | 635 | 644 | 1376 | 1207 | 1121 | 9 | 2 | 2713 | 2692 | 2375 | 1881 | 2321 | 3000 | 2638 | 2166 | 1887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 150 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | N 5 | — | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 38 | 1451 | 2611 | 3959 | 3943 | 3797 | 3097 | 3892 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 485 | 86 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
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