Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
150
164
119
128
129
127
123
125
90
89
63
95
54
44
55
103
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49AM1.87m
4:44PM1.88m
4:44AM1.83m
5:37PM1.89m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.89m
10:08AM0.77m
10:40PM0.91m
11:03AM0.78m
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
1
2
1
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
12
13
13
11
11
12
11
13
14
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
11
9
6
3
5
5
5
4
5
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
6
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