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Waipapa Bay surf Forecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 13.8°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.3 °C max: 14.5 °C min: 12.3 °C)
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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 13.8°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.3 °C max: 14.5 °C min: 12.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)15141414141414121414141377891010111110101010999988888131313141414131313135666776661616151514101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)52234627620014413613670107106961761362193204414054954573963022342302161681291261209189686868284284289239195132126568156232536465858433128214644736975100111
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.43
6:27AM
1.34
6:49PM
1.45
7:12AM
1.33
7:34PM
1.46
7:58AM
1.33
8:21PM
1.47
8:45AM
1.33
9:08PM
1.49
9:33AM
1.34
9:58PM
1.51
10:24AM
1.35
10:49PM
1.54
11:16AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.29
12:23AM
0.29
12:35PM
0.29
1:10AM
0.29
1:20PM
0.30
1:57AM
0.29
2:05PM
0.29
2:44AM
0.28
2:52PM
0.28
3:32AM
0.26
3:40PM
0.25
4:21AM
0.23
4:30PM
0.21
5:11AM
0.19
5:23PM
0.17
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15---
Sunset--5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1518191717161514151515121110991113151313121212131516151414141314151514141413131416171615141413141616151514141415161513
Feels °C (?)12161815141312101381076675810111111999111213131313121113131313131312121314151513121211121414141312131314141310

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