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Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121211111111111111111199999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464646454544444443413939383737373736352323222322
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
2.03
1:57PM
2.10
2:24AM
1.97
2:41PM
2.02
3:14AM
1.91
3:27PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.60
8:06PM
0.56
8:21AM
0.71
8:53PM
0.63
9:11AM
0.81
9:42PM
0.70
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset-----8:42-------8:42-------8:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171722242928232221202224232220191818212426262119
Feels °C (?)181722232727232221192121202019191819212123242019
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