Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay Chalet today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay Chalet at 9PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay Chalet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 918 | 2787 | 3604 | 3485 | 5411 | 1847 | 1579 | 1099 | 722 | 553 | 385 | 286 | 181 | 133 | 127 | 71 | 31 | 103 | 566 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.75m | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:14PM1.73m | 1:39AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.77m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:43PM0.79m | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 1212 | 1756 | 1633 | 1973 | 1847 | 1579 | 1099 | 722 | 553 | 385 | 286 | 181 | 39 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 14 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 61 | 133 | 127 | 71 | 16 | 9 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 918 | 2787 | 3604 | 3485 | 5411 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 566 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 122 | 64 |
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