Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 86 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 96 | 125 | 161 | 181 | 260 | 296 | 314 | 320 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.91m | 4:32AM1.92m | 5:19PM1.92m | 5:22AM1.88m | 6:08PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.63m | 10:23PM0.79m | 10:47AM0.66m | 11:16PM0.81m | 11:37AM0.66m | 00:05AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 239 | 86 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 96 | 125 | 161 | 181 | 260 | 296 | 314 | 320 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | E 12 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 6 | SE 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 49 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 13 | NW 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | NW 12 | NW 7 | SSE 5 | — | NW 7 | W 6 | — | W 12 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 128 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 59 | 13 | 247 | 384 | 285 | 247 | 247 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
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