Waipapa Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.22° S 173.86° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipapa Bay sea temperature is
11.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Waipapa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
398
371
292
183
151
151
151
200
214
242
238
229
221
210
202
202
202
214
279
279
411
398
319
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32AM1.33m
5:57PM1.49m
6:16AM1.32m
6:41PM1.48m
7:00AM1.31m
7:24PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.27m
00:18AM0.30m
12:23PM0.27m
1:03AM0.29m
1:07PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
14
15
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
6
6
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
11
13
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
Energy kJ
503
398
371
292
183
151
151
151
200
214
242
238
229
221
210
202
202
202
214
279
279
411
398
319
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
S
15
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
230
190
190
186
125
96
98
92
67
65
43
40
24
22
7
6
7
4
4
4
17
9
20
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
12
61
146
148
104
103
98
94
61
62
37
37
12
11
10
4
4
1
21
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
N
6
0.9
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
14
6
7
11
12
11
14
33
26
73
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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