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Waipapa Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (18 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 285 | 157 | 154 | 394 | 153 | 165 | 244 | 344 | 635 | 283 | 430 | 377 | 433 | 424 | 409 | 418 | 426 | 452 | 360 | 307 | 277 | 220 | 237 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:03AM 1.41 | 4:21PM 1.36 | 4:47AM 1.43 | 5:06PM 1.34 | 5:30AM 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:49PM 0.25 | 10:16AM 0.29 | 10:31PM 0.27 | 11:03AM 0.30 | 11:14PM 0.28 | 11:49AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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