Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
12
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
68
79
64
60
44
29
20
18
15
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
22
15
28
30
84
118
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:31PM1.89m
4:02AM2.03m
4:33PM1.90m
4:56AM2.04m
5:28PM1.93m
5:45AM2.04m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.60m
9:34PM0.59m
10:13AM0.58m
10:34PM0.59m
11:07AM0.54m
11:29PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
Temp °C
14
17
18
16
15
14
13
14
16
18
19
16
14
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
16
16
13
12
13
12
12
12
16
15
14
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
Energy kJ
66
68
79
64
60
44
29
20
18
15
10
6
6
3
11
11
11
11
11
11
4
30
84
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
17
0.2
E
10
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
15
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
12
3
9
8
8
22
8
11
23
22
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
16
0.2
NNE
16
Energy kJ
4
16
16
16
7
4
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
10
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
4
15
28
27
24
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
13
63
19
67
67
67
67
67
67
63
63
67
63
63
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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