Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is

16.6°C

Wainui Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun night).
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	ENE 7	N 13
Wave Graph
kJ	155	135	135	153	84	75	75	73	67	78	123	150	167	225	167	159	97	72	70	66	68	47	46	57	57	85
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	E	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-off
High Tide		6:01AM1.94m				6:18PM2.06m				6:53AM1.99m					7:07PM2.06m				7:43AM2.04m				7:54PM2.05m
Low Tide				12:01PM0.57m				00:30AM0.48m				12:53PM0.55m					1:18AM0.45m				1:40PM0.54m				2:04AM0.44m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:00
mm	—	—	—	2	3	2	—	2	8	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
Temp °C	17	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	17	18	18	18	17	18	17	18
Feels °C	17	19	19	20	19	20	18	19	13	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	17	16	16	18	17	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 5	N 5	ENE 7	NE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 6
kJ	155	135	135	153	84	75	75	45	67	78	123	150	167	225	167	120	97	72	70	66	68	47	46	42	57	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	NNE 6	N 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	N 7	N 14	N 15	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 13
kJ	8	2	2	2	18	8	2	73	55	40	19	45	20	20	20	52	51	66	56	37	38	39	29	28	27	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 12	NE 12	N 13	N 13	NW 7	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 12	N 14	N 13	N 14	N 13	N 23
kJ	5	6	5	5	2	17	4	2	2	17	3	6	14	3	2	13	33	64	65	26	25	37	28	57	55	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 6	N 4	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	NW 7	NNW 4	WNW 7	NW 4	N 7	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	37	20	31	43	—	—	—	—	2	19	5	20	159	—	—	—	38	39	—	—	—	—	15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Middleton Bay Taranaki	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waipu River Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Raupo Bay Northland	Karikari Beach Northland	Wainui Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	6	6	6	66	50	6	6	210	85	13	489	190	123	19	13	0	0	0	34	85	6	13	54	47	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Elliot Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay		Te Paki	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Fairway Reef	Taupo Bay	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Twilight Beach	Matauri Bay	Tapuaetahi	The Box	The Box	Fairway Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1		2	1			3	1	2	1	2	1	1	4	1	1	4	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Beatons Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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