Surf Forecasts:
Wainui Bay Chalet surf forecast from 4 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 7 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 10 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 20s period, SSE swell with 3,586 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 4 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Wainui Bay Chalet this week:
The surf forecast for Wainui Bay Chalet over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 04) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Wainui Bay Chalet in the next 16 days are 2.2m 20s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 7s period and expected on Friday (Jun 05) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Thu 4th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 20s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Wainui Bay Chalet over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 614 | 389 | 272 | 172 | 53 | 428 | 800 | 2620 | 3513 | 2325 | 955 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 9:03PM1.76m | 9:23AM1.71m | 9:52PM1.79m | 10:11AM1.73m | 10:42PM1.82m | 10:56AM1.75m | 11:29PM1.86m | 11:41AM1.77m | 00:12AM1.89m | 12:27PM1.79m | 00:53AM1.91m | 1:14PM1.83m | 1:34AM1.92m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.70m | 3:26AM0.73m | 3:33PM0.72m | 4:14AM0.72m | 4:22PM0.71m | 5:02AM0.70m | 5:08PM0.68m | 5:49AM0.67m | 5:51PM0.65m | 6:33AM0.63m | 6:34PM0.61m | 7:16AM0.56m | 7:19PM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 389 | 272 | 172 | 17 | 149 | 800 | 2620 | 3513 | 2325 | 955 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 11 | E 14 | E 9 | S 20 | S 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | S 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 78 | 394 | 973 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | S 12 | NE 9 | SSE 12 | E 10 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | NE 5 | NNW 2 | — | — | SW 5 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 614 | — | — | — | — | 428 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 220 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 115 | 122 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
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