Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
Period(s) (?)8888899999999991010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49462768782897913761735184220302288228824632559264528662991340630973187175914321088931745
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
50
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
2.19
1:37PM
2.10
2:12AM
2.11
2:35PM
2.02
3:16AM
2.04
3:37PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.58
7:45PM
0.50
8:19AM
0.64
8:46PM
0.55
9:23AM
0.67
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:30-------7:31-------7:31---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:28-------7:27
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--356526181413979867101-----
Temp. °C202019171718191819191920202020202021191819212121
Feels °C (?)161615121112141314141415141415141720191921222122
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