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Papatea Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 NZST
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Papatea Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papatea Bay sea temperature is 19.0°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.1 °C)
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Papatea Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papatea Bay sea temperature is 19.0°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Papatea Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Papatea Bay at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 114 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 114 km away
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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thu
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
NNW
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
1
N
1.3
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)1313131313121212121255555556681110101010101010101010999999967778888999910101212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)34333333323030292929567269668385877468124400532555532543517509425416296268272212159135216227243106131225302378414435642641589658766922125923862899274627672246185715431095
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
S
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
1.61
7:32AM
1.60
8:01PM
1.65
8:11AM
1.61
8:40PM
1.67
8:50AM
1.60
9:20PM
1.67
9:30AM
1.59
10:01PM
1.66
10:13AM
1.57
10:45PM
1.65
10:59AM
1.54
11:34PM
1.64
11:51AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
0.33
1:47PM
0.23
2:11AM
0.32
2:26PM
0.22
2:51AM
0.32
3:06PM
0.22
3:32AM
0.33
3:46PM
0.23
4:15AM
0.35
4:29PM
0.25
5:01AM
0.36
5:15PM
0.26
5:51AM
0.36
6:06PM
0.27
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset5:29-------5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161314131212141616161716161717171817151312121315151414131212151717141212121314171714141414131516171515151515161819161413
Feels °C (?)121112119911141414141414151515171612991111131313131199121414119991011141411111112101314141313141414151719161211

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