Wainui Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.01° S 173.85° E

Wainui Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wainui Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
35
23
23
22
24
19
21
20
16
29
82
154
64
43
25
15
12
11
9
21
19
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
0
NNE
0
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:30AM2.03m
11:55PM2.09m
12:16PM2.03m
00:42AM2.07m
1:07PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.55m
5:25PM0.61m
5:58AM0.56m
6:13PM0.66m
6:46AM0.58m
7:07PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
15
13
11
10
8
7
6
8
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
5
3
2
0
2
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
7
7
8
8
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