Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 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
21.4° 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 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
Period(s) (?)11111111111010101099998881111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157121119112797669666443413936353535353433323164217227
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
1.96
8:02PM
1.89
8:39AM
2.03
8:49PM
1.96
9:21AM
2.09
9:35PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.77
2:13AM
0.64
2:38PM
0.68
2:54AM
0.56
3:22PM
0.59
3:35AM
0.51
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---8:17-------8:16-------8:15----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182122201717171719202120191816162022222117171617
Feels °C (?)151718171516161719181919191815151920191815151414
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