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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
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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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | |
86 | 115 | 110 | 150 | 144 | 155 | 161 | 224 | 212 | 150 | 148 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 59 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.33m | 7:42PM1.47m | 8:06AM1.31m | 8:28PM1.45m | 8:52AM1.29m | 9:14PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.30m | 2:06AM0.30m | 2:13PM0.32m | 2:51AM0.32m | 2:58PM0.33m | 3:36AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
13 | 115 | 110 | 150 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 224 | 212 | 150 | 148 | 19 | 104 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 33 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 59 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
86 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 144 | 155 | 161 | 37 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 104 | 18 | 20 | 34 | 20 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | 40 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 9 |
13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
— | — | — | 140 | 166 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 210 | 100 | 154 | 134 | 144 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
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