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Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
782 | 703 | 795 | 897 | 979 | 1147 | 1252 | 1587 | 2133 | 3330 | 3355 | 3398 | 3314 | 3613 | 3198 | 3224 | 2555 | 1100 | 1897 | 1625 | 1300 | 1090 | 924 | 847 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:06PM2.03m | 8:06AM1.91m | 8:46PM2.03m | 8:45AM1.90m | 9:24PM2.02m | 9:24AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.54m | 1:59AM0.68m | 2:18PM0.54m | 2:40AM0.68m | 2:55PM0.55m | 3:21AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3613 | 3198 | 3224 | 2555 | 1100 | 1897 | 1625 | 1300 | 1090 | 924 | 847 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1244 | 884 | 58 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
782 | 703 | 795 | 897 | 979 | 1147 | 1252 | 1587 | 2133 | 3330 | 3355 | 3398 | 3314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 545 | 545 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 502 | 495 | 543 | 502 | 502 | 546 | 95 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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