Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 111 | 736 | 2009 | 2952 | 2881 | 3529 | 3105 | 2616 | 2207 | 1930 | 1520 | 1039 | 709 | 550 | 552 | 480 | 407 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.36m | 9:44AM1.47m | 10:09PM1.33m | 10:32AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.28m | 4:06PM0.29m | 4:16AM0.31m | 4:54PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | 4 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 213 | 568 | 709 | 370 | 336 | 180 | 176 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 16 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 44 | 71 | 148 | 181 | 196 | 82 | 48 | 41 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 126 | 87 | — | — | 39 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 111 | 736 | 2009 | 2952 | 2881 | 3529 | 3105 | 2616 | 2207 | 1930 | 1520 | 1039 | 640 | 550 | 552 | 480 | 407 | 646 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 203 | 127 | 167 | 86 | 86 | 43 | 43 | 160 | 160 | 10 | 10 |
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