Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is

16.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 12PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	297	369	355	355	324	324	291	264	239	239	216	216	216	193	173	173	153	153	153	105	178	80	76	109	104	124
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:57AM1.91m					4:31PM2.05m				5:02AM1.90m				5:26PM2.05m				6:01AM1.94m				6:18PM2.06m				6:53AM1.99m
Low Tide				10:01AM0.56m				10:42PM0.55m				11:03AM0.58m				11:38PM0.52m				12:01PM0.57m				00:30AM0.48m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	1	2	2	1	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	20	19	19	18	18	18	16
Feels °C	14	16	16	16	17	18	17	18	16	16	18	20	19	19	19	18	18	19	17	20	19	19	18	17	17	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 7	ENE 8
kJ	297	369	355	355	324	324	291	264	239	239	216	216	216	193	173	173	153	153	153	105	178	80	76	78	104	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 15
kJ	3	11	3	11	11	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	2	2	2	18	17	4	67	67	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 12	N 12
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	2	2	2	2	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—	N 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	—	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	25	35	34	52	109	—	124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	63	31	31	31	18	3	3	0	3	3	13	71	6	6	6	6	6	6	0	66	210	6	6	34	79	79
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	Ngunguru Bar	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach		Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Ngunguru Bar	Mangawhai Heads
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3		1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shag Rock Auckland
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
Header Global	Bali Village Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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