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Papatea Bay Surf Photo: 'Papatea Bay - East Cape Emptiness' by Rob Davies

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E
	11 s	cross	6 s	6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	NNE
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	E	ENE	E	NNE
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	ESE	ENE	E	NNE
	16 s	off	6 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	ESE	NE	E
	7 s	off	4 s	7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	ESE	NE	NNE
	7 s	off	5 s	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	SE	NE	NNE
	8 s	off	5 s	8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	SE	NE	NNE
	8 s	off	6 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	SE	NE	NNE
	10 s	off	6 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	ESE	NE	N
	11 s	off	7 s	11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ESE	E	N
	11 s	off	11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SE	ESE	ENE	N
	11 s	off	7 s	11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SE	SE	ENE	N
	11 s	off	7 s	11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SE	E	N	N
	11 s	off	11 s	17 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SE	E	NNE	N
	11 s	off	11 s	14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	ESE	NNE	N
	11 s	off	11 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	ESE	NNE	N
	10 s	off	10 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papatea Bay around the time the photo was taken

user: Rob Davies (1334 photos)
photo taken at: 1:38 pm 18 Nov 2017

Papatea Bay - East Cape Emptiness

New Zealand | Papatea Bay

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A surprising amount of easterly swell getting in here. The sets looked about head-high in the middle of the Bay. A small long-range north swell in the mix.

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