Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Oct 2025 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
16.6° 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 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.5
NW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)766677777767788999999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292116101612171788186332474838129911338585894543152181374276
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
2.01
11:43PM
1.91
12:16PM
1.97
12:23AM
1.87
12:57PM
1.94
1:07AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
0.70
5:48AM
0.63
6:19PM
0.73
6:28AM
0.68
7:03PM
0.75
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset---7:46-------7:47-------7:49----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1337111-----
Temp. °C161718171414141517181818181819161717131313121213
Feels °C (?)121212131212111213131213131212131410668889
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Wainui Bay (light winds from the WNW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 28 km from Wainui Bay). 0.5m 6s windswell from the NNE with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the N and a 0.2m 13s groundswell from the NE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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