Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 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
21.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (04 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (04 Dec)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)888102018181818171616161616161715151515141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44022411876119106155227225217193183246246246248217205205205267202283326
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
15
N
15
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
2.19
7:47PM
2.19
8:30AM
2.27
8:44PM
2.21
9:25AM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
0.36
1:33PM
0.52
1:58AM
0.29
2:28PM
0.47
2:53AM
0.25
3:24PM
0.43
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:24-------8:25-------8:27
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161820201816161615202224211715151620222222
Feels °C (?)11910111214141313131413171921181614151721212122
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