Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 6PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1755 | 1252 | 1303 | 1263 | 1160 | 1124 | 1170 | 1283 | 1168 | 1165 | 1137 | 1168 | 1270 | 1833 | 2089 | 2452 | 1919 | 1734 | 1994 | 2241 | 2553 | 2070 | 2051 | 1636 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.32m | 10:20PM1.40m | 10:48AM1.37m | 11:10PM1.41m | 11:40AM1.44m | 00:03AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.27m | 4:37AM0.24m | 4:59PM0.26m | 5:25AM0.21m | 5:53PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 83 | 1252 | 1303 | 1263 | 1160 | 1124 | 1170 | 1283 | 1168 | 1165 | 1137 | 1168 | 1270 | 1833 | 2089 | 2452 | 1919 | 1734 | 1994 | 2241 | 2553 | 2070 | 2051 | 1636 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 22 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 74 | 326 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 7 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 30 | 64 | 61 | 100 | 97 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | 104 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1755 | 550 | 411 | — | 272 | 220 | 181 | 142 | 139 | 178 | 199 | 272 | 792 | 1557 | 1251 | 795 | 853 | 658 | 657 | 652 | 328 | 346 | 54 | 271 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 147 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 43 | 170 | 167 | 160 | 176 | 170 | 127 | 127 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 33 |
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