Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 1AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2471 | 3922 | 4582 | 4194 | 2857 | 2646 | 4916 | 3224 | 2698 | 2094 | 1021 | 852 | 328 | 279 | 241 | 196 | 201 | 239 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.45m | 9:54AM1.47m | 10:17PM1.40m | 10:45AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM0.19m | 4:10PM0.24m | 4:29AM0.24m | 5:01PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | S 14 | SE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 808 | 9 | 3924 | 3224 | 2534 | 2094 | 1021 | 852 | 328 | 279 | 241 | 196 | 201 | 239 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | — | E 11 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 19 | 15 | — | 22 | 14 | 46 | 29 | 18 | 39 | 158 | 136 | 119 | 88 | 79 | 56 | 93 | 86 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 38 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 94 | 22 | 14 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2471 | 3922 | 4582 | 4194 | 2857 | 2646 | 4916 | — | 2698 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 86 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
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