Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 354 | 320 | 434 | 396 | 593 | 653 | 806 | 880 | 868 | 1102 | 1545 | 1952 | 2093 | 1989 | 1735 | 1689 | 1666 | 1666 | 1484 | 1472 | 1451 | 1285 | 1130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:25AM1.48m | 6:49PM1.48m | 7:14AM1.53m | 7:40PM1.48m | 8:06AM1.57m | 8:33PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.16m | 1:03AM0.16m | 1:32PM0.14m | 1:53AM0.14m | 2:27PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 354 | 320 | 434 | 396 | 593 | 653 | 806 | 880 | 868 | 1102 | 1545 | 1952 | 2093 | 1989 | 1735 | 1689 | 1666 | 1666 | 1484 | 1472 | 1451 | 1285 | 1130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | 149 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 12 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 50 | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 93 | 93 | 0 |
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