Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 1.6°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 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
NW
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)10101414141414131313131312121212121212121111611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)267221202199489462432347342273212209150103102726972464625242423
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.91
5:07PM
1.83
5:37AM
1.99
6:04PM
1.93
6:27AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
0.79
10:52AM
0.75
11:15PM
0.72
11:44AM
0.64
12:08AM
0.64
12:34PM
0.53
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:47-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----111--------------1-
Temp. °C181716161818181716161616171919171616161718201817
Feels °C (?)171615141615141413121212131515131313131416171515
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