Wainui Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.01° S 173.85° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (28 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (28 May)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).
	Thursday 28							Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	172	149	142	139	120	120	123	86	86	84	84	69	55	55	54	41	33	33	95	39	74	107	133	164
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	NW	W	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:10AM1.98m				5:50PM1.96m				5:58AM1.95m					6:37PM1.99m				6:43AM1.94m				7:23PM2.01m
Low Tide				11:23AM0.55m				11:49PM0.67m					12:10PM0.55m				00:35AM0.67m				12:55PM0.54m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	13	12	12	15	14	15	13	13	11	12	12	14	13	14	13	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	E 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 8	ENE 10
kJ	172	145	142	139	120	120	123	86	86	84	84	69	55	55	54	41	33	33	15	6	12	12	17	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	E 9	E 9	NNE 11	NNE 12
kJ	172	149	114	114	82	82	81	55	54	50	31	31	31	31	17	16	16	15	12	12	6	6	12	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	15	2	2	2	9	9	9	2	2	2	2	2	2	9	5	5	12	12	2	2	2	2	6	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 8	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	9	95	39	74	107	133	164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Paparahi Point Northland	The Box Northland	Mimiwhangata Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	4	1	1	4	4	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	13	63	68	75	70	13	63	94	215	215	263	111	329
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	The Box	Twilight Beach				Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1	4	4				3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland
Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	9	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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