Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
41
40
40
40
39
38
23
38
38
37
37
37
23
23
23
23
20
21
23
23
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
0
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:05AM2.20m
9:22PM2.24m
9:50AM2.21m
10:04PM2.20m
10:32AM2.19m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.37m
3:28AM0.35m
3:43PM0.43m
4:09AM0.40m
4:26PM0.52m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
16
13
12
11
11
13
14
15
15
12
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
14
16
14
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
13
9
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