Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | E 9 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1007 | 785 | 666 | 653 | 575 | 500 | 440 | 431 | 377 | 326 | 320 | 262 | 216 | 175 | 236 | 215 | 184 | 116 | 108 | 81 | 70 | 60 | 61 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.52m | 00:59AM1.46m | 1:31PM1.60m | 1:55AM1.50m | 2:28PM1.68m | 2:53AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.17m | 6:49PM0.19m | 7:09AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.14m | 8:05AM0.08m | 8:47PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1007 | 785 | 666 | 653 | 575 | 500 | 440 | 431 | 377 | 326 | 320 | 262 | 216 | 175 | 171 | 136 | 136 | 106 | 81 | 81 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 259 | 177 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 76 | 195 | 186 | 239 | 161 | 150 | 236 | 215 | 184 | 116 | 108 | 75 | 70 | 47 | 46 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 122 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 47 | 74 | 103 | 225 | 56 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | 44 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 88 | 64 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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