
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
505 | 505 | 365 | 365 | 800 | 775 | 800 | 689 | 657 | 635 | 544 | 526 | 416 | 403 | 396 | 332 | 326 | 267 | 257 | 208 | 212 | 216 | 172 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15PM2.03m | 10:25AM1.90m | 10:54PM2.03m | 11:07AM1.90m | 11:35PM2.02m | 11:50AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.56m | 4:19AM0.61m | 4:22PM0.57m | 4:59AM0.61m | 5:02PM0.60m | 5:40AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
505 | 505 | 365 | 365 | 800 | 775 | 800 | 689 | 657 | 635 | 544 | 526 | 416 | 403 | 396 | 332 | 326 | 267 | 257 | 208 | 212 | 216 | 172 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 9 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
2 | 148 | 206 | 260 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 24 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 51 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | NE 10 | W 11 | NE 10 | — | N 11 | N 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | NE 6 | NE 10 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | NW 6 | WSW 2 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | 24 | 67 | 81 | 90 | — | — | 17 | 32 | 32 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 116 | 544 | 544 | 544 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 79 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
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