Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | S 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 55 | 65 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 87 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 94 | 91 | 103 | 132 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:23AM1.57m | 5:53PM1.71m | 6:18AM1.57m | 6:46PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.03m | 11:36AM-0.02m | 00:14AM0.03m | 12:32PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 55 | 65 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 87 | 67 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 77 | 103 | 111 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 36 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 59 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 132 | 207 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 184 | 84 | 45 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 57 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 140 |
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