Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 72 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 50 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 85 | 146 | 127 | 104 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.44m | 4:41PM1.46m | 5:06AM1.52m | 5:31PM1.49m | 5:57AM1.59m | 6:23PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.19m | 10:52PM0.16m | 11:21AM0.15m | 11:41PM0.13m | 12:16PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 73 | 88 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 70 | 26 | 44 | 56 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 42 | 36 | 127 | 104 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | SE 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 72 | 76 | 83 | 15 | 26 | 82 | 22 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 12 | 63 | 45 | 50 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | NNE 8 | SSW 13 | NNE 9 | SE 12 | E 11 | S 16 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 83 | 15 | 81 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNW 2 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 90 | 189 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 14 | 365 | 599 | 1 | 79 | 117 | 132 | 85 | 146 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 174 | 14 | 118 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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