
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54PM1.98m | 2:09AM2.00m | 2:49PM1.92m | 2:57AM1.93m | 3:47PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52PM0.76m | 8:23AM0.67m | 8:46PM0.84m | 9:15AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 10 | — |
5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | 73 | 183 | 261 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 324 | 63 | 116 | 111 | 111 | 73 | 516 | 516 | 516 | 34 |
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