Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 124 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.87m | 6:45PM2.00m | 7:05AM1.95m | 7:28PM2.07m | 7:51AM2.04m | 8:11PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.69m | 00:49AM0.65m | 1:08PM0.61m | 1:33AM0.56m | 1:49PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 17 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 57 | 83 | 124 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 110 | 542 |
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