Waipapa Bay surf break

Waipapa Bay surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 07 Feb 2026 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
16.3° C
(Which is 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: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (07 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
E
0.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.7
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)77777771071445566667899131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1615151514141418192050756771413737296039385556168
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
10
WSW
10
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
E
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
1.48
10:22PM
1.43
10:45AM
1.41
11:13PM
1.41
11:35AM
1.36
12:03AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
0.17
4:12PM
0.19
4:36AM
0.23
5:00PM
0.23
5:27AM
0.28
5:47PM
0.28
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise-6:33-------6:35-------6:37------
Sunset-----8:40-------8:39-------8:38--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------32-----------
Temp. °C171617191919191918171715141414141414161716161616
Feels °C (?)161517181918191917151111121413121314161615161716
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