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Waipapa Bay surf Forecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 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 14.3°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.6 °C max: 14.8 °C min: 12.4 °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 14.3°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 13.6 °C max: 14.8 °C min: 12.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Waipapa Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapa Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1515141414141414141414131111101010109910141414141414141414141413141413131211101414141413141414151414161615151515161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5305224294233413412732642031046660393853717068878768983833722973153313222582542501922397367364953802711881301061031449622923619870716941918477757779474847
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
S
0
SE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
offoffoffoffglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
1.43
1:40PM
1.32
2:01AM
1.41
2:24PM
1.33
2:45AM
1.39
3:08PM
1.34
3:28AM
1.38
3:52PM
1.36
4:12AM
1.37
4:36PM
1.39
4:56AM
1.36
5:20PM
1.41
5:41AM
1.35
6:04PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
0.29
7:33AM
0.29
7:45PM
0.30
8:16AM
0.29
8:30PM
0.30
8:59AM
0.29
9:15PM
0.29
9:41AM
0.28
10:02PM
0.29
10:24AM
0.28
10:49PM
0.28
11:07AM
0.28
11:36PM
0.28
11:51AM
0.29
12:23AM
0.29
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151413131415151415141212131515141414141415161614141414141715131211121212151718171615141415181918161616171821201717161615
Feels °C (?)131110111212131313121011121212111212121212141412121311101211101110999141617161413111112151715131313141619171414121310

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