Wainui Bay Surf Break

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
NW
7
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
20
26
53
214
244
268
191
256
221
228
207
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:11AM2.16m
1:38PM1.98m
2:02AM2.09m
2:33PM1.94m
2:52AM2.02m
3:31PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.48m
7:36PM0.60m
8:12AM0.54m
8:30PM0.69m
9:04AM0.59m
9:27PM0.76m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
4
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
15
13
11
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
10
8
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
17
17
16
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
4
3
127
163
191
256
221
202
207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.1
NE
7
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
3
2
5
5
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
5
12
12
4
6
3
3
102
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
20
26
53
214
244
268
108
104
122
228
143
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
67
67
63
67
67
63
63
63
63
63
63
94
94
111
111
329
487
487
495
92
110
110
95
450
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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