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Papatea Bay surf Forecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 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 20.7°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.6 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 18.2 °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 20.7°C (Statistics for 29 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 2PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
0.5
NNW
1.2
WNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
0.3
NNW
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)66156141413131313131455651298771191091091010101111101010999991212111111111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)170182121120118113581021016970626712911958301941308745344133422541252824375753494822222121211061018986858582828284928987858484848585118
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglassoffglassoncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
offglassonononglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.61
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.24
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
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset---7:06-------7:04-------7:02-------7:00-------7:00------6:58-------6:57-------6:55-
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Rain (mm)
--11-------------------------------------------------3163----
Temp. °C16171512111010911151614121213151515181714131313171818161515151518191918171716161920201816161616181919171716161618192017
Feels °C (?)121312987557111210778121212151613111111161717161514151418181819171715151919191816161616171717161716171618192015

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