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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | |
438 | 423 | 485 | 509 | 560 | 595 | 558 | 590 | 638 | 705 | 808 | 903 | 682 | 1011 | 971 | 1083 | 660 | 1729 | 1801 | 1801 | 1652 | 1770 | 1786 | 1079 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:48PM2.25m | 12:11PM2.07m | 00:44AM2.18m | 1:08PM2.00m | 1:40AM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.34m | 5:57AM0.46m | 6:15PM0.41m | 6:53AM0.49m | 7:10PM0.49m | 7:50AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | W 11 | E 11 | NNE 9 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 333 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 660 | 64 | 90 | 90 | 114 | 21 | 79 | 1079 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 |
438 | 423 | 485 | 509 | 560 | 595 | 558 | 590 | 638 | 705 | 808 | 903 | 682 | 1011 | 971 | 1083 | 574 | 1729 | 1801 | 1801 | 1652 | 1770 | 1786 | 943 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 75 | 63 | 111 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 75 | 111 | 111 | 210 | 63 | 63 | 111 | 111 | 210 |
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