Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.4° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
NW
4
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
6
6
2
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18AM1.78m
3:17PM1.81m
3:18AM1.74m
4:17PM1.83m
4:26AM1.75m
5:10PM1.87m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.87m
9:18PM0.92m
9:40AM0.87m
10:18PM0.89m
10:41AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
13
16
17
14
11
11
11
12
14
17
18
13
12
11
11
11
14
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
13
11
8
8
8
9
10
13
14
8
7
6
6
7
9
11
10
8
7
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