Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNW
1.2
N
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.8
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NNW
1.5
NNW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNW
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)77677777888888778881111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2651461851752392062253441051091232777765545456745884125858482
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28PM
2.31
9:43AM
2.25
10:18PM
2.32
10:36AM
2.22
11:09PM
2.29
11:29AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.44
3:48PM
0.29
4:17AM
0.45
4:40PM
0.32
5:13AM
0.48
5:34PM
0.38
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--511221--14411---------
Temp. °C171716161616161515161616151717151313131414151714
Feels °C (?)14121012131212121312131414161511898101011149
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