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Papatea Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 26 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 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.3 °C max: 19.6 °C min: 17.1 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 26 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 9AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.8
NNE
1.2
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
ENE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)5566666611101010101010101099999999998778899101011111112121211111111111111111010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7472429156565664233324455500480480459416373347339300216183183159182190885823036342167599913091693226026483136387849124450395928291967163513711211972908657573487408392339279273225220175
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
0
NW
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
0
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
onglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
12:27AM
1.64
12:49PM
1.51
1:25AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
6:46AM
0.35
7:02PM
0.28
7:45AM
0.31
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset----5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:19-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161617181817161311111315151413121212151716141313121215151614141414151616171515161615161817161514131214141512111111101315
Feels °C (?)151515171715139791112121312101010131513111011991212131111111112131314121212131214161413121211101212141098871114

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