Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wainui Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Wainui Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)1099999999998888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464142414240403938242323222223212222192031311819
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
N
15
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
2.19
11:06PM
2.12
11:29AM
2.20
11:52PM
2.15
12:14PM
2.20
12:39AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.48
4:48PM
0.47
5:00AM
0.48
5:31PM
0.45
5:46AM
0.51
6:17PM
0.45
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:14-------8:12-------8:10--
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019232421191816151719181918161514172021211716
Feels °C (?)192017212118181715141617161717161413161818201515
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