Surf Forecast Surf Report
Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 11 May 2025 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)151518191616161515151414141314141313131213131414141413121111111110101010101010999991215141513121817177761717177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)71159156267535516496395370355341265261176206308290350339309927119111901208918637498350305284224220165159156123929064604363434370721151139558158154147154181176151151146233
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
W
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
20
S
15
S
10
S
0
SE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
10
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossglassglassglassoffglassonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
1.34
4:47PM
1.43
5:08AM
1.34
5:32PM
1.45
5:54AM
1.33
6:16PM
1.46
6:39AM
1.32
7:01PM
1.46
7:24AM
1.31
7:46PM
1.45
8:08AM
1.29
8:30PM
1.45
8:52AM
1.28
9:14PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
0.30
10:32AM
0.29
11:05PM
0.30
11:16AM
0.29
11:52PM
0.30
12:01PM
0.30
12:39AM
0.30
12:45PM
0.31
1:24AM
0.31
1:30PM
0.32
2:09AM
0.31
2:14PM
0.32
2:53AM
0.31
2:57PM
0.31
3:37AM
0.29
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-----
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Rain (mm)
-----------------11------------------------------5----5774--
Temp. °C1212121313141413131313131415161512111010101213121211111213151615151514151618181716151516171818161513141312111196676
Feels °C (?)9910111113131211111111131314148889889910889111314121212111214161615141212131516161312111111111191-3-3-2-1
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