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Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
3774 | 3414 | 2904 | 2453 | 2090 | 1836 | 1630 | 1440 | 622 | 809 | 636 | 577 | 419 | 410 | 332 | 325 | 294 | 230 | 202 | 168 | 160 | 118 | 115 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.90m | 9:24PM2.02m | 9:24AM1.88m | 10:01PM2.00m | 10:04AM1.87m | 10:37PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.55m | 3:21AM0.67m | 3:32PM0.56m | 4:01AM0.66m | 4:08PM0.59m | 4:42AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
3774 | 3414 | 2904 | 2453 | 2090 | 1836 | 1630 | 1440 | 622 | 809 | 636 | 577 | 419 | 410 | 332 | 325 | 294 | 230 | 202 | 168 | 160 | 118 | 115 | 145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | ENE 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
— | — | — | 59 | 58 | 55 | 31 | 53 | 480 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 26 | 26 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 25 | 30 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 51 | 85 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 111 | 111 | 92 |
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