Wainui Bay surf break

Wainui Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.4
ESE
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
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)999912101099999999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13710476714949464142414240403938242523222223222221
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
0
WSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
2.15
10:21PM
2.08
10:45AM
2.19
11:06PM
2.12
11:29AM
2.20
11:52PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
0.52
4:16AM
0.48
4:48PM
0.47
5:00AM
0.48
5:31PM
0.45
5:46AM
0.51
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:15-------8:14-------8:12----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192223221818192021232422171717151720181918171514
Feels °C (?)161919191717182020212119161616131518161818181413
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