Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Feb 2026 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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 7PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.5
N
1.3
ESE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)15157151414141414111111101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571071811041039993918927027325827027022521217112210810892886867
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
0
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
NW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
2.27
11:37PM
2.15
11:55AM
2.22
12:19AM
2.12
12:36PM
2.15
1:01AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.39
5:31AM
0.42
6:01PM
0.43
6:14AM
0.53
6:43PM
0.50
6:57AM
0.64
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50
Sunset---8:29-------8:28-------8:27----
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C192121201919181820222423171515151822222220191717
Feels °C (?)181920202120181820212423151414141821202220191717
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