Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
Period(s) (?)7777888888889999999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2863193403494114224945416708089561086137615391860221922512238254930563512340534413455
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
2.17
1:15AM
2.19
1:37PM
2.10
2:12AM
2.11
2:35PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
0.53
6:49PM
0.43
7:20AM
0.58
7:45PM
0.50
8:19AM
0.64
8:46PM
0.55
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:30-------7:30-------7:31-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:30-------7:28--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------2566531214131128282812124
Temp. °C181919201920201919191818191819191919191919202020
Feels °C (?)141414151416161515141312141214141414131313141515
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