Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

Wainui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 8AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
11
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
207
191
69
43
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
E
15
E
0
E
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:18AM1.74m
4:17PM1.83m
4:26AM1.75m
5:10PM1.87m
5:26AM1.79m
5:59PM1.93m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.87m
10:18PM0.89m
10:41AM0.83m
11:13PM0.83m
11:37AM0.77m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
14
17
18
16
12
11
10
11
14
16
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
10
13
14
14
7
6
5
7
9
11
9
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
10
8
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