Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
87
297
366
405
324
289
276
196
177
180
228
139
190
501
743
1024
997
932
725
613
464
354
323
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SE
5
S
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
20
S
15
SW
5
SSE
5
W
5
N
0
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:37AM1.49m
00:05AM1.62m
12:34PM1.47m
1:00AM1.57m
1:27PM1.46m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.09m
5:46PM0.10m
6:26AM0.11m
6:42PM0.13m
7:18AM0.13m
7:37PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:32
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
18
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
11
12
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
15
12
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
NE
6
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
14
1.3
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
55
74
297
366
405
324
289
276
196
177
180
15
139
190
501
743
1024
997
932
725
613
464
354
323
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
13
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
E
9
0.4
NE
6
0.6
S
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
23
87
13
13
13
6
6
3
2
4
10
2
8
14
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
54
24
7
3
3
6
6
5
6
1
2
2
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
5
9
23
58
228
29
5
1
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
129
49
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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