Wainui Bay Surf Break

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
90
94
70
68
65
68
96
158
210
279
326
367
353
349
284
284
290
302
374
377
367
360
408
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:19PM1.92m
5:22AM1.88m
6:08PM1.94m
6:11AM1.87m
6:56PM1.96m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.66m
11:16PM0.81m
11:37AM0.66m
00:05AM0.80m
12:26PM0.65m
00:51AM0.78m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
5
4
6
7
8
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
14
14
12
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
58
90
94
70
68
65
68
96
158
210
279
326
367
353
349
284
284
290
302
374
377
367
360
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
2
2
8
36
24
16
2
3
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
10
6
2
2
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
6
10
16
18
18
11
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
430
305
247
36
13
0
13
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
18
67
3
13
3
36
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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