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Papatea Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 20.5°C (Statistics for 30 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.2 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • 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 20.5°C (Statistics for 30 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Papatea Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Papatea Bay at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.3
SW
1.7
WSW
1.4
SW
1
SW
0.3
NNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NW
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)14141313131313145665124871113910101091010109129999999991111111111111111111111111111111111121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1181135810210110170626818112355303510569344441333230632828232844222222222221212120585757898558585961616059585858858995100138138136136
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassglassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglassonononglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
1.62
10:58AM
1.58
11:25PM
1.61
11:37AM
1.56
12:07AM
1.59
12:19PM
1.53
12:53AM
1.57
1:08PM
1.50
1:46AM
1.57
2:04PM
1.49
2:44AM
1.58
3:07PM
1.50
3:46AM
1.63
4:13PM
1.54
4:48AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.27
5:37AM
0.37
5:53PM
0.29
6:19AM
0.40
6:37PM
0.31
7:07AM
0.42
7:26PM
0.32
8:01AM
0.42
8:21PM
0.32
9:01AM
0.40
9:22PM
0.30
10:04AM
0.34
10:25PM
0.25
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset-------7:04-------7:02-------7:00-------7:00------6:58-------6:57-------6:55-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010101016161413131515151516161313131317181816151414141719191716161616192020181717171618191917171718171819191817171616
Feels °C (?)77567131310881112121213151111111116171716151414141819181716161515191919181817171517171716161718171819201817171515

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