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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.5
S
0.9
E
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
Period(s) (?)7778888814813141414147788889910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)604749868610510510391103128200261253229317394426555522824120814242767
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
WNW
0
NW
0
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
5
ENE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
1.50
7:00PM
1.34
7:26AM
1.50
7:45PM
1.34
8:10AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
0.23
1:02PM
0.26
1:08AM
0.22
1:46PM
0.24
1:53AM
0.21
2:31PM
0.23
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:13----
Sunset-------8:58-------8:57-------8:57
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------2-----487751
Temp. °C121212121415151513131314151517171616161616161617
Feels °C (?)111112111212121211111011121114141313141413131717
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