Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 Dec)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (01 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.9
N
2.5
N
2.3
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)7101010101010101010101010107767787899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18112516115815812512512512512512192929092128156321662589603865995612
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
WNW
0
NNW
0
NNE
0
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
1.88
4:57PM
2.04
5:35AM
1.97
5:53PM
2.10
6:35AM
2.08
6:50PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.69
11:10PM
0.53
11:37AM
0.65
12:07AM
0.44
12:36PM
0.59
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:22-------8:23--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---2---13102111--
Temp. °C181720212120191919192121222220202021212220181616
Feels °C (?)17161818181920212222242323232121201918171411810
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