Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Wainui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1981441151171231251268985848483825149474746464646454544
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
NW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
2.12
12:26PM
2.24
12:50AM
2.08
1:12PM
2.17
1:36AM
2.03
1:57PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
0.39
6:34PM
0.43
6:46AM
0.49
7:19PM
0.48
7:33AM
0.60
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:20----
Sunset-------8:42-------8:42-------8:42
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191816162023242318161615202427251917171721242727
Feels °C (?)191715162022242217161615202226231816171822232627
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