Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.1° 

Wainui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
100
227
252
315
352
360
351
329
274
268
222
194
160
157
128
125
122
95
93
93
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:52PM2.06m
6:21AM1.95m
6:47PM2.10m
7:16AM2.01m
7:37PM2.14m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.55m
00:02AM0.56m
12:25PM0.51m
00:56AM0.49m
1:18PM0.46m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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7:31
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Temp °C
14
15
17
18
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
11
12
15
13
12
11
11
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
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