Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 207 | 313 | 280 | 234 | 155 | 99 | 221 | 154 | 127 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 124 | 115 | 112 | 112 | 178 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.65m | 7:17PM1.52m | 7:45AM1.69m | 8:12PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.10m | 1:12PM0.09m | 1:28AM0.08m | 2:09PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 162 | 207 | 313 | 280 | 234 | 155 | 99 | 221 | 154 | 127 | 65 | 59 | 38 | 124 | 115 | 112 | 112 | 178 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 15 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 73 | 81 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 112 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | N 8 | SW 2 | SW 5 | — | — | N 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 206 | 1 | 25 | — | — | 60 | 7 | 104 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 123 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 113 | 0 | 0 |
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