Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 246 | 235 | 189 | 185 | 150 | 122 | 155 | 150 | 401 | 316 | 236 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 133 | 145 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.44m | 3:06AM1.35m | 3:30PM1.45m | 3:51AM1.38m | 4:15PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.27m | 8:59PM0.27m | 9:11AM0.23m | 9:43PM0.24m | 9:59AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 295 | 246 | 235 | 189 | 185 | 150 | 122 | 119 | 90 | 401 | 316 | 236 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 139 | 116 | 112 | 108 | 145 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 14 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 45 | 46 | 80 | 80 | 118 | 112 | 155 | 150 | 34 | 118 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 145 | 65 | 137 | 137 | 133 | 73 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 44 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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