Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Waipapa Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipapa Bay sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). 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 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
SSE
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)111111111313131312121212161614131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5076185444769058618398266816355474646861606905653759736574480341274198151
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
1.47
5:41AM
1.50
6:05PM
1.48
6:28AM
1.46
6:52PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.15
11:31PM
0.15
11:57AM
0.17
12:21AM
0.18
12:43PM
0.19
1:10AM
0.20
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:39-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:16-------7:15-------7:13----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121314131313131417192018181717161821222220181717
Feels °C (?)101011101110111114151615161516151720202018161414
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