Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
20.9° 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 9PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (25 Jan)1ft (0.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
N
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)161615151212121216121212141411111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)452017414444444479446767656463626161595938363433
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
NW
25
NW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
2.11
1:45AM
2.03
2:12PM
2.09
2:40AM
2.02
3:05PM
2.06
3:43AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.53
7:44AM
0.64
8:19PM
0.55
8:42AM
0.69
9:17PM
0.56
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset---8:37-------8:36-------8:36----
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C181920191716161619212220171716161921212118161616
Feels °C (?)121416151414131416171817161615151717161817151515
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