Waipapa Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.22° S 173.86° E

Waipapa Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipapa Bay sea temperature is
10.6° C
0.1° 

Waipapa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
1094
1073
946
915
811
703
681
567
549
511
439
432
367
361
298
228
224
173
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
S
5
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:58PM1.47m
4:16AM1.33m
4:42PM1.48m
4:59AM1.33m
5:25PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.31m
10:22AM0.26m
11:00PM0.29m
11:06AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
12
9
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
11
10
11
12
15
16
12
12
Feels °C
9
6
6
4
4
5
7
11
11
9
8
8
7
8
9
12
12
6
7
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