Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
NE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)999999997778888899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4543963364055135665665473944445136076186349131103126623791973219913761143830593
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
2.06
10:17PM
2.10
10:22AM
2.02
10:53PM
2.05
10:59AM
1.97
11:30PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.55
3:53PM
0.49
4:11AM
0.62
4:30PM
0.55
4:50AM
0.69
5:07PM
0.63
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:14-------6:12-------6:10--
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11--11122159117126321--
Temp. °C191919192019191919191919191918181919202020202019
Feels °C (?)171717151716161616161516161513131516171719212319
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