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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 9AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)777777788888888889999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)340331285287311390414426459475488551535509486450510522513463372330281244
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		onononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.44
4:05PM
1.32
4:31AM
1.46
4:49PM
1.33
5:15AM
1.48
5:33PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.34
10:09PM
0.30
10:48AM
0.33
10:54PM
0.28
11:33AM
0.31
11:38PM
0.26
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:05-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset-----9:00-------9:00-------8:59--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
111111212-------11------
Temp. °C151515151514141313131314131313121212131314141312
Feels °C (?)121312131211109988889109889910101010
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