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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.6° 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: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (26 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)121212111111101010101010101010101010999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106210271048941907890840724710625546546546687555492424407332274230188148112
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
N
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.44
11:25AM
1.46
11:56PM
1.49
12:20PM
1.46
12:53AM
1.55
1:17PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.20
5:41PM
0.16
6:11AM
0.19
6:34PM
0.14
7:09AM
0.17
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise---6:18-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:52-------8:52
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-11----37107621----------
Temp. °C151516171717161515141414141414141414131316191919
Feels °C (?)151515171717161515141212121212131414121214161618
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