Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 4PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
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0
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3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3.5
NE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
E
6.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
8
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
6.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)141413131313141413141515141414141313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177218051777220747906583831611510131821545222291244272577818785205611662298295158246512931001750634599
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
1.80
1:48AM
1.84
1:54PM
1.75
2:49AM
1.83
2:55PM
1.74
3:49AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.84
7:16PM
0.81
7:54AM
0.86
8:09PM
0.83
8:53AM
0.86
9:10PM
0.83
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:04----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------11212121-1------
Temp. °C182021191919191919202020212121212120212019181819
Feels °C (?)161718161615141313141313151716181816171818161617
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