Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
15
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.8
E
7
2.2
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
82
167
333
556
323
222
147
91
71
52
39
28
27
26
24
28
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:50PM2.08m
10:05AM1.99m
10:30PM2.10m
10:47AM2.01m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.57m
4:00PM0.54m
4:33AM0.55m
4:41PM0.57m
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
8
8
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
12
10
9
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