Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 9PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | SE 15 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 113 | 102 | 871 | 2159 | 2940 | 2884 | 3331 | 3086 | 2671 | 2281 | 1655 | 1400 | 918 | 720 | 1236 | 880 | 616 | 467 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.47m | 6:27AM1.33m | 6:51PM1.46m | 7:11AM1.33m | 7:35PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.26m | 12:35PM0.23m | 1:11AM0.25m | 1:21PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 86 | 86 | 57 | 134 | 136 | 239 | 239 | 227 | 2671 | 2281 | 1655 | 1400 | 918 | 720 | 1236 | 880 | 616 | 467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 113 | 82 | 79 | 36 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 209 | 203 | 224 | 111 | 406 | 400 | 51 | 167 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 18 | E 18 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 17 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 102 | 871 | 2159 | 2940 | 2884 | 3331 | 3086 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 93 | 93 | 203 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 86 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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