Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.39m | 12:10PM1.43m | 00:30AM1.35m | 12:59PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.25m | 5:52AM0.23m | 6:23PM0.30m | 6:39AM0.27m | 7:13PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 36 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 93 | 59 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | NE 8 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 87 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 8 | ESE 12 | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 68 | 102 | 480 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 176 | 85 | 273 | 118 | 221 | 14 | 14 | 118 | 0 | 25 |
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