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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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
353 | 382 | 403 | 427 | 438 | 423 | 485 | 554 | 595 | 595 | 618 | 634 | 700 | 717 | 824 | 986 | 1219 | 1175 | 1175 | 1385 | 1764 | 1307 | 1642 | 1801 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:16AM2.14m | 11:48PM2.25m | 12:11PM2.07m | 00:44AM2.18m | 1:08PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.43m | 5:19PM0.34m | 5:57AM0.46m | 6:15PM0.41m | 6:53AM0.49m | 7:10PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 11 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 423 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 1307 | 149 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
353 | 382 | 403 | 427 | 438 | — | 485 | 554 | 595 | 595 | 618 | 634 | 700 | 717 | 824 | 986 | 1219 | 1175 | 1175 | 1385 | 1764 | 563 | 1642 | 1801 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 111 | 63 | 111 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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