Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999991010999991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)673505370377393443415307360497442307260206169138197209205160169128131128
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
0
ENE
5
W
0
NNE
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
1.43
5:06PM
1.34
5:30AM
1.45
5:51PM
1.34
6:14AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
0.27
11:03AM
0.30
11:14PM
0.28
11:49AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.29
12:35PM
0.30
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:48--
Sunset-8:27-------8:29-------8:30------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222119191919192120201817171819202020191919202324
Feels °C (?)171716161717182220211717171818201919191918192123
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