Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 777 | 392 | 408 | 521 | 706 | 1095 | 888 | 712 | 563 | 544 | 446 | 485 | 403 | 396 | 381 | 302 | 290 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.42m | 11:21AM1.51m | 11:46PM1.44m | 12:18PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.23m | 5:03AM0.19m | 5:38PM0.20m | 5:56AM0.15m | 6:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 460 | 777 | 260 | 408 | 462 | 335 | 1095 | 888 | 712 | 563 | 544 | 446 | 485 | 403 | 396 | 381 | 302 | 290 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 271 | 219 | 392 | 190 | 521 | 706 | 451 | 139 | 330 | 240 | 183 | 147 | 101 | 38 | 70 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | SSE 16 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | S 14 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 227 | 199 | 186 | 110 | 193 | 162 | 9 | 89 | 3 | 118 | 113 | 73 | 39 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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