Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
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 (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 5AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
5
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3630
4176
4252
5121
3790
3378
2800
2170
1951
1717
1595
1405
1259
1008
753
687
566
459
419
375
325
287
225
197
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:46PM2.03m
8:45AM1.90m
9:24PM2.02m
9:24AM1.88m
10:01PM2.00m
10:04AM1.87m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.68m
2:55PM0.55m
3:21AM0.67m
3:32PM0.56m
4:01AM0.66m
4:08PM0.59m
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
2
7
9
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
15
14
13
14
14
16
17
18
17
12
12
14
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
15
14
14
16
17
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4319
3790
3378
2800
2170
1951
1717
1595
1405
1259
1008
753
687
566
459
419
375
325
287
225
197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.4
NW
7
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
59
58
55
55
53
11
11
19
26
26
25
25
25
11
10
9
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
46
26
45
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
10
5
NNE
11
0.4
NW
6
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
5
Energy kJ
3630
4176
4252
5121
13
8
15
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
502
66
31
6
13
13
13
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
79
79
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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