Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 932 | 1209 | 1434 | 1526 | 1135 | 894 | 813 | 637 | 480 | 423 | 344 | 271 | 155 | 110 | 29 | 72 | 71 | 153 | 101 | 62 | 92 | 59 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34PM1.79m | 8:01AM1.57m | 8:31PM1.74m | 8:59AM1.54m | 9:28PM1.67m | 9:57AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM-0.01m | 2:13PM-0.02m | 2:55AM0.01m | 3:11PM0.03m | 3:50AM0.05m | 4:08PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 411 | 932 | 1209 | 1434 | 1526 | 1135 | 894 | 813 | 637 | 480 | 423 | 344 | 271 | 155 | 110 | 35 | 61 | 29 | 153 | 101 | 16 | 92 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SE 16 | NNE 8 | S 10 | SSW 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 209 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 43 | 33 | 71 | 14 | 7 | 62 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 13 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | ENE 10 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 72 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | S 3 | S 5 | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 48 | — | — | 37 | — | — | 1 | 66 | 64 | 494 | 395 | 197 | 4 | 16 | — | 2 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 118 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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