Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2218
2398
1932
2600
2652
2697
2881
2937
2937
2725
2600
2550
2358
2189
2132
1762
1508
1333
1196
1147
970
753
597
524
Wind (km/h)
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:40AM2.12m
2:06PM1.93m
2:36AM2.07m
3:07PM1.90m
3:30AM2.03m
4:06PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.52m
8:07PM0.57m
8:47AM0.54m
9:05PM0.63m
9:42AM0.55m
10:03PM0.66m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
17
16
16
14
14
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
14
13
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
Energy kJ
1932
1901
1762
1508
1333
1196
1147
970
753
597
524
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
210
177
122
163
164
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
NE
10
2
E
9
3.5
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
2218
2398
623
2600
2652
2697
2881
2937
2937
2725
2600
2550
2358
2189
2132
449
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
63
63
63
210
210
210
210
210
210
75
210
210
63
63
63
63
63
67
36
31
31
54
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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