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Waipapa Bay Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 435 | 360 | 610 | 427 | 395 | 300 | 225 | 163 | 82 | 106 | 74 | 59 | 103 | 423 | 851 | 1045 | 1098 | 1261 | 1014 | 725 | 411 | 242 | 181 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:42AM 1.45 | 7:04PM 1.36 | 7:27AM 1.45 | 7:51PM 1.34 | 8:13AM 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:30AM 0.26 | 1:01PM 0.27 | 1:14AM 0.28 | 1:48PM 0.29 | 1:59AM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
Calm condsitions have become offshore at Waipapa Bay (light winds from the NNE at KaikouraAws 26 km from Waipapa Bay). 0.9m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.- Previously calm conditions have become cross-shore at Mangamaunu (light winds from the NNE at KaikouraAws 13 km from Mangamaunu). 0.9m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
26 km away, 41 min ago
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