Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 178 | 423 | 356 | 284 | 219 | 127 | 92 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 37 | 47 | 44 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.29m | 2:21PM1.40m | 2:45AM1.33m | 3:06PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.31m | 8:02AM0.30m | 8:35PM0.28m | 8:49AM0.27m | 9:19PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 224 | 178 | 423 | 356 | 284 | 219 | 127 | 92 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 37 | 47 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 43 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 123 | 123 | 0 |
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