Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	209	223	218	169	173	173	394	446	437	408	231	184	176	171	115	66	66	48	47	47	46	30	38	38
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				3:49AM2.03m				4:38PM2.04m				4:52AM2.05m				5:41PM2.12m				5:56AM2.08m
Low Tide		9:34PM0.75m				10:05AM0.54m				10:41PM0.71m				11:07AM0.48m				11:43PM0.63m					12:09PM0.41m


	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	12	14	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	15	15	14
Feels °C	8	8	9	10	9	12	10	8	8	8	8	7	7	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	11	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 5	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	209	223	218	169	173	173	214	250	250	245	231	184	176	171	115	66	66	48	47	47	46	13	38	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	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	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 9	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	6	30	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	N 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 10	NE 10	NE 12	N 11	N 11	N 9	ESE 11	N 10	N 10
kJ	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	3	3	2	4	6	2	2	2	12	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	394	446	437	408	—	—	—	—	15	30	28	27	25	24	28	22	28	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tauranga Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Ranganunu Harbour Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Onemana Coromandel	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	3
Distance (km)	3	0	0	0	0	3	3	58	18	18	18	18	18	18	67	63	63	63	63	63	63	300	544	111
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Fairway Reef	The Ledge	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Taronui Bay	Taronui Bay	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Twilight Beach	The Box	Te Paki			Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	3	1	3	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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