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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 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipapa Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 177 | 118 | 204 | 1442 | 4608 | 3327 | 2001 | 1442 | 920 | 769 | 498 | 610 | 544 | 474 | 901 | 875 | 852 | 726 | 670 | 553 | 461 | 576 | 762 | 1398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:03AM 1.57 | 4:28PM 1.47 | 4:53AM 1.53 | 5:17PM 1.47 | 5:41AM 1.50 | 6:05PM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:21AM 0.14 | 10:40PM 0.14 | 11:10AM 0.15 | 11:31PM 0.15 | 11:57AM 0.17 | 12:21AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
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