Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
NW
1
NNE
0.8
NW
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)77787877887778811111111111111108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)258206195192111776467848610888816358859085158240110286285210
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
2.25
10:18PM
2.32
10:36AM
2.22
11:09PM
2.29
11:29AM
2.16
12:02AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.29
4:17AM
0.45
4:40PM
0.32
5:13AM
0.48
5:34PM
0.38
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:52-----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-131--14222-------------
Temp. °C161716151515151515171815131312121316151413131212
Feels °C (?)121413121313131414161612109888131210101088
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