Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | E 15 | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 173 | 109 | 181 | 117 | 92 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | 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-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM2.09m | 8:38PM2.15m | 9:13AM2.18m | 9:26PM2.19m | 10:02AM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.49m | 2:20PM0.57m | 2:45AM0.41m | 3:07PM0.52m | 3:32AM0.35m | 3:56PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | E 11 | NNE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 47 | 109 | 181 | 117 | 92 | 57 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 11 | N 12 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | W 11 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 5 | N 11 | — | N 11 | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | E 15 | N 10 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 14 | E 11 | W 11 | N 13 | SE 4 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 99 | 149 | 120 | 173 | 97 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 516 | 545 | 528 | 116 | 123 | 111 | 111 | 321 | 693 | 793 | 610 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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