Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (01 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.2
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)10111010106889998888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191219191991386450471481482450421420377336337307299318359333333333
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
2.01
8:04AM
2.13
8:31PM
2.07
8:48AM
2.14
9:16PM
2.11
9:30AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.46
2:11PM
0.46
2:29AM
0.43
2:56PM
0.42
3:11AM
0.44
3:37PM
0.41
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----7:35-------7:37-------7:37---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:19-------7:16
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11---------------1-
Temp. °C151515151720201919181818181919181818181818181919
Feels °C (?)141413131617161515141413131413131413151414151515
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