Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 119 | 62 | 98 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:04PM2.04m | 1:23AM2.08m | 1:54PM1.98m | 2:09AM2.00m | 2:49PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.50m | 7:02PM0.65m | 7:33AM0.58m | 7:52PM0.76m | 8:23AM0.67m | 8:46PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 6 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 79 | 25 | 62 | 62 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ESE 11 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 119 | 62 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 122 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 375 | 116 |
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