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Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 Feb 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
21.3° 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: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)161616151515771414141414111111101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1291271211101571071761171039993918927027325827022521617815412011590
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
E
0
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
2.16
11:13AM
2.27
11:37PM
2.15
11:55AM
2.22
12:19AM
2.12
12:36PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.35
5:19PM
0.39
5:31AM
0.42
6:01PM
0.43
6:14AM
0.53
6:43PM
0.50
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise---6:47-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:29-------8:28-------8:27
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C201918172020202019181819202224231715151518232222
Feels °C (?)201817151917182021191819202224221515151518232122
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