Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 11 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
21.1° 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 8PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (11 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (11 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
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9999910999999999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1660180219472111224021771972173815651347125811491048885757681612500432381330235200167
Wind
(km/h)
45
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
1.90
2:31AM
1.87
2:39PM
1.84
3:28AM
1.82
3:30PM
1.79
4:32AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
0.84
8:09PM
0.80
8:35AM
0.90
8:58PM
0.85
9:31AM
0.94
9:53PM
0.87
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:49-------7:47-------7:46----
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
88682------1--22211111--
Temp. °C181818171819191920202021212121212223222222212121
Feels °C (?)12121191214141416161618192122232324232324232322
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