Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
!
0
0
!
!
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.5
ENE
0.1
S
1.6
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.9
E
3
ENE
2.4
E
3
E
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010913677788999101112121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18818818818322022018436731824845135425405607085421291112423163392268217351236
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
1.39
11:45AM
1.27
12:07AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
0.35
5:40AM
0.34
5:47PM
0.34
6:23AM
0.33
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------3141082----
Temp. °C161414141414161920191817181819171717171717171819
Feels °C (?)151211111110131415151413141417181816131416161818
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