Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 1102 | 785 | 1362 | 1944 | 2961 | 3003 | 1868 | 1623 | 1214 | 949 | 755 | 607 | 534 | 387 | 323 | 216 | 159 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.52m | 9:38AM1.71m | 10:07PM1.52m | 10:37AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.06m | 4:04PM0.06m | 4:18AM0.06m | 5:01PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 274 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 1818 | 2017 | 1868 | 1623 | 1214 | 949 | 755 | 607 | 534 | 387 | 323 | 99 | 107 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 29 | 216 | 159 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | E 12 | SE 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 3 | 32 | 3 | 28 | 44 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1102 | 785 | 1362 | 1944 | 2961 | 3003 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 94 | 49 | 372 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 219 | 43 | 118 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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