Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Wainui Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 109 | 136 | 102 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM2.04m | 9:11PM2.14m | 9:37AM2.12m | 9:55PM2.18m | 10:23AM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.55m | 3:16AM0.48m | 3:31PM0.51m | 3:58AM0.42m | 4:15PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 102 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | SW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 72 | 109 | 136 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 110 | 544 | 285 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 50 | 490 | 50 | 490 | 67 | 67 |
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